Mini lathe improvements

[Clive FarrarParticipant @clivefarrar90441]

Hello guys I need some help quickly please as my wife is visiting ARC on Wednesady to get some spares and I want to be a comprehensive as possible.

I followed the series on the mini lathe in mags 130 to 154 + and have the worshop series number 43 book.

I have done most of the mods and have a good little machine.

I have not yet done the handwhell / lead screw mod, that is next. I have the article that uses the M12 half nuts but I am sure there was a small " additional " 1/4 page alticle towards the end of the series that used flat thrust bearings to get rid of all the end float.

I have skimmed through my mags and can not find it. Nor in any of the indexes I came across.

I know its a long shot but does anyone know which one it is in ? or have i just been dreaming it.

Regards Clive

[Clive FarrarParticipant @clivefarrar90441]

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Clive

There is an article in MEW 151 on adding a ball race to the mini-lathe top slide – is this what you seek?

Norman

[Clive FarrarParticipant @clivefarrar90441]

Thanks Norman, I know the one you meen and it uses 6900ZZ unfortunately that is not what i am looking for.

The one I am after is the thrust bearings that go on the end of the lead screw at the same time as adding the extension shaft and hand wheel.

Regards Clive

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Clive

It might just be worth giving Ketan at ARC a call to see if he remembers. I will have a further trawl through my archive tomorrow if I get a chance.

Regards

Norman

[Clive FarrarParticipant @clivefarrar90441]

I,ve just had a nice cup of tea in the sunshine this morning and flipped through page by page 155 to current and it is not in there.

Tonight i will work back from 154 rechecking each page.

Thanks for your help Norman. I will check again before I start just in case you are lucky for me.

regards Clive

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