maximat

This lathe deserves its own thread, even though Grizzly may be discontinuing it. Note: Take everything I say with a grain of salt. I am a self-taught hobby machinist, with most of my experience is on a MicroMark 7x16 mini-lathe. My goals in upgrading were a larger work envelope, more low-speed...

Hello Hobby Machinists! Today is my first official post on this forum. Up to this point I have been a lurker skimming tricks and tips where I can for my home shop. I've always been an operator of those slightly disappointing Chinese import machines (mostly Grizzly) and although they do the job...

I have a hand-me-down Emco MAXIMAT V13 that came with the MAXIMAT taper turning attachment. I am learning the machine and I would like to figure out how to setup the taper turning attachment but I have no manuals, drawings, diagrams or even photographs to reference. I've searched Google and...

Hey everyone, A simple request, hopefully. A new to me 7 was missing the tumbler lever, and after seeing none on eBay, I figured it would be easy enough just to make one. I found an easy Chinese source for the gears, but can't find anything about the actual tumbler lever. I was wondering...

Hello all, I am looking for a medium-sized lathe (9-12" swing, 20-36" bed) preferably in the SE PA or DE area. I am working off a very limited budget, hence wouldn't be able to afford the latest and greatest. Ideally I would like a functional Emco Maximat (models 7 through 10), one of the...

Hi there, this is my first post other than introduction. I've been looking to buy a lathe and/or mill for a while now and it seems like any of the ones I am interested in get snatched up real quick (A few weeks ago I missed out on a good deal on an Atlas because I was away for a wedding!)...