Might be better known as the Draper version

Rod

Not a beginners lathe…..not a watchmakers lathe….crap may be a good complement…ideal for Draper

Hi Brian John,

I do not have a Nano, I have a Sieg Baby C0 Lathe.
Which is about the same Size.
It was delivered 6 weeks ago, one day after ordering.
A test piece of S/S was turned down to 0.010" dia (.25mm dia) before it broke off.
The three jaw Chuck run-out was less than 0.002".
Although only 150watt motor I cannot stop the chuck by hand so the power is good.
The tail-stock alignment was out by about 0.004" (0.1mm)but can be adjusted.
The only problem was the way the carriage/cross slide is secured to the ways, but now after a bit of work is very good and robust.
The statements above were the areas where there is no information anywhere on the net and were my main worries before ordering.
In my opinion this lathe will be much better than the Nano mainly because any faults can be corrected easily.
I already have a full workshop, this lathe is for clock parts and use in the house in the cold Scottish winters.
any questions please ask

Victor J

Hi Again Brian,

The drill chuck screws on to the tail-stock 14mm x 1mm external thread as does the three jaw chuck.
The live centre is a slide fit inside the tail-stock sleeve.

Victor J

Hi Brian,
The three jaw Chuck screws on to the headstock with an external 14 x 1mm thread on the spindle and an internal 14 x 1mm thread in the chuck, the chuck is located on a registered shoulder and gives the run-out on my chuck of 0.002" total.
Hope this helps
Victor

> Isn't that unusual screwing the chuck onto the headstock ? I thought they all bolted on ?

Not particularly, especially on older lathes and some new ones. Alternatives are bolt-on flange mount (cheap) and camlock (expensive). All depend for accuracy on an accurate register, and no way is inherently superior to the others for accuracy.

> Can you still run it in both directions ?

Not a good idea unless you have an arrangement to stop the chuck unscrewing, as on the later Myfords.

> How does the face plate fit to the headstock ?

It screws on too.

Neil

Brian I sent you a P.M

Ian.

Can I just correct a common misunderstanding here? The Myford 'safe reversing' feature on big-bore lathes is a misnomer in my opinion, as a user. The hole for the grub screw has a shoulder to stop the screw from contacting the vee groove in the spindle register. This is so that it does not pull the chuck out of truth. So, when the chuck starts to unscrew, it rotates about half a turn before the grub screw does contact the groove and stops the chuck coming right off. Still very worthwhile if it stops a chuck spinning off at speed but it does not mean you can use the lathe safely to apply a cut in reverse.

Andrew M

Andrew – very interesting – I did not know this.

Running in reverse; I often do this with my lathes (no screwed spindles here, except for a little Unimat)

Depending on where the tool is, and what tool is in the holder, I'll run the lathe one way or the other. It makes no difference to the part being produced.

Some people have difficulty with the thought that a lathe is running in reverse, but that's their problem!