A New Easy Very Effective Upgrade For The Chinese Mini Lathe Carriage

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Published 2017-09-08

A new easy method of making the carriage assembly absolutely solid on the Chinese Mini Lathe. This upgrade is low cost and only needs a few hand tools and a bench drill to do . Complete with a new carriage lock.

All Comments (21)

@SteveJordan 1 year ago

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@Nobilangelo 3 years ago

It is always a pleasure to watch a thinking craftsman working, and presenting a very informative, well-made video. Thank you, Steve.
@TheWrate 4 years ago

Thanks Steve, I've just recently joined the ranks of mini lathe owners and your videos are excellent education for me.
@daveharriman2756 2 years ago

That looks like a great upgrade, and the weight that's added must have made it even better for rigidity, brilliant!
@hansschmidt1961 6 years ago

By far the best carriage upgrade that I have seen for the 7X mini lathe. Very thorough explanation. I appreciate the time spent filming, editing and uploading this information.
@theflyingdutchman787 4 years ago

With all these awesome mods you’re making, I’ll never get out of my shop! Perfect!
@donaldnaymon3270 4 years ago

Great improvement. Thank you for sharing
@terryallen3550 6 years ago

Thanks Steve, God bless your soul. I love the use of valve grinding paste idea, the clamps for clean food for your chickens I'm guessing and the spaced out nuts on your back guard. From Terry, in Australia :-)
@woutmoerman711 3 years ago

I love the way you mount the rear splash guard. Very convenient and certainly something I will make myself!
@SamGlasser 2 years ago

Nice Job, I have a lathe that has a great deal of movement in the carriage and in the cross slide, and I appreciate receiving ideas from those who have figured out how to fix these kinds of problems. Once again, Good Job!
@jillbluerei4806 2 years ago

Absolutely brilliant work! Thanks for sharing.
@rogerhalcrow2358 6 years ago

Just finished the mods as per your video it is a big improvement thanks for sharing your ideas keep up the good work
@eze-fpv848 6 years ago

I just did this up grade and it works great..thank u
@logotrikes 5 years ago

I really must do this carriage mod. The carriage is pretty chattery as it is. Thanks for sharing Steve...
@rayfalcone6897 6 years ago

great video Steve ,always a pleasure to watch.
@goaty66 6 years ago

Looks like my carriage is coming apart this weekend. Thanks Steve!
@arthurdent8091 4 years ago

Nice job Steve. Very professional. After I get done building my CNC machine, I'm thinking about setting up a mini lathe.
@caemaridwn 6 years ago

Another great mod Steve the lathe had no problems with steel it was machining, thanks for sharing.
@28gwdavies 5 years ago

Thank you so much for this video. It is exactly what I need to do to my new Chinese mini lathe, I will also be using your compound slide locking screws to improve that.
@TheBsavage 4 years ago

Wow. I always suspected these saddle pieces were the weak link in the carriage. Thanks for doing all the leg work on this. You CLEARLY are both dedicated & competent. Great work on those upgrades!