Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
G'day everyone,
throughout January until now I have spent my spare time getting the lathe ready for this years projects. As you may know I am very happy with the performance of the lathe, considering the price I paid, however it did come with some shortfalls with regards to the build quality. In this video I will need to fix some of the issues that have cropped up over the year and fix a few issues that I failed to notice earlier. I will also need to construct a backplate for the new 125mm 4 jaw chuck. I have been overdue for one, and whilst it is not the size that I would like, I will need it to be able to make larger backplates (the 125mm 4 jaw chuck can hold stock 160mm in diameter).
Adding bearing to lathe steady rest
lathe steady rest upgrade
lathe backplate
machining a lathe backplate
lathe gearbox
Timestamps
0:00 - Taking A look at the gearbox noise
4:33 - Flushing the Gearbox Oil
5:22 - Fixing The Steady Rest
15:54 - Drill Chuck Key Holder
16:32 - 4 Jaw Chuck Backplate
Lathe - Hafco Al250G
Mill - Sieg x2.7l
#machining
G'day everyone,
throughout January until now I have spent my spare time getting the lathe ready for this years projects. As you may know I am very happy with the performance of the lathe, considering the price I paid, however it did come with some shortfalls with regards to the build quality. In this video I will need to fix some of the issues that have cropped up over the year and fix a few issues that I failed to notice earlier. I will also need to construct a backplate for the new 125mm 4 jaw chuck. I have been overdue for one, and whilst it is not the size that I would like, I will need it to be able to make larger backplates (the 125mm 4 jaw chuck can hold stock 160mm in diameter).
Adding bearing to lathe steady rest
lathe steady rest upgrade
lathe backplate
machining a lathe backplate
lathe gearbox
Timestamps
0:00 - Taking A look at the gearbox noise
4:33 - Flushing the Gearbox Oil
5:22 - Fixing The Steady Rest
15:54 - Drill Chuck Key Holder
16:32 - 4 Jaw Chuck Backplate
Lathe - Hafco Al250G
Mill - Sieg x2.7l
#machining
