lathe upgrade

I currently have a Chinese 3-jaw chuck on my lathe, but I’m considering upgrading to a Röhm chuck. I know Röhm chucks are quite expensive, and I’m willing to invest in one if it’s really worth it—especially since my lathe itself is a Chinese model. What kind of improvements can I realistically...

Hi, i`ve been thinking recently about the finer things in life, and i landed my thoughts on the idea of harmonic dampers being used on a lathe... Now there are a few ways of going about the whole idea... One is using a harmo. damp. on the motor shaft to attempt to nullify the harmonic vibrations...

Earlier in 2017 I decided to upgrade my Harbor Freight (Central Machinery) 7 x 10 mini-lathe as I was seeing many online videos which were advising improvements for this lathe. One very rewarding upgrade was one I ran across when I visited the littlemachineshop.com website which offers parts and...