Thread: Mini Lathe

Originally Posted by LiliB

Hi Woodturners
I have seen the Proxxon mini lathe, but the price worries me. It seems too cheap to be any good. I was told by an old expert in machinery that the smaller the lathe, the more intricate the engineering, and therefore the more expensive.

Can anyone help with suggestions? Does anyone have first hand experience of the Proxxon products? I have the impression that the Proxxon products generally have significant vibration problems.

Cheers
LiliB

Hi LiliB,
The Proxxon mini woodlathe uses a clever aluminium extrusion for the bed, has a nice adjustable tailstock (you can get a small chuck and arbor for it), comes with 1000>5000rpm variable speed control instead of pulleys, a small faceplate, 40mm centre height. There are 3-jaw and 4-jaw chuck options (50mm). If you would like a catalog in time for Christmas, they are free: click thru to http://www.proxxon-world.com and check for product # 27020. Any queries, you can contact a human through the webpage.

Little-known point: it comes with a 10+mm hollow spindle and 6 collets for production work of small parts out of dowel rod.

Mark B
Proxxon World

Hi Mark

I wish I had heard from you earlier, as I have agreed to purchase the micro lathe and accessories from another outlet, which was considerably more expensive. I am convinced, however, that I have bought a good machine, and am looking forward to it enormously. Since my husband builds small objects, what you can ultimately produce with such a machine is limited only by your imagination and skill level.

I will post a short review of what we think, once we've taken it for a test drive.

Regards
LiliB

Hi LiliB,
No matter where you purchase it, your husband will enjoy it!
You can borrow it when he's not looking. Lots of people use the Proxxon mini wood lathe for polishing work, too, either spinning the item to be polished between centres, or setting the lathe up as a buff.

Click thru to http://www.proxxon-world.com and look at the polishing set # 28312 which has 50mm soft mop, 50mm cloth buff, 50mm felt wheel, 50mm steel wire brush and 50mm brass wire brush.

All except the felt wheel have a 5mm centre bush, so you can use a 5mm arbor to hold them in the lathe's 5mm collet. Polishing paste is # 28292.

Mark B
Proxxon World

Originally Posted by Proxxon World

Hi LiliB,
The Proxxon mini woodlathe uses a clever aluminium extrusion for the bed, has a nice adjustable tailstock (you can get a small chuck and arbor for it), comes with 1000>5000rpm variable speed control instead of pulleys, a small faceplate, 40mm centre height. There are 3-jaw and 4-jaw chuck options (50mm). If you would like a catalog in time for Christmas, they are free: click thru to http://www.proxxon-world.com and check for product # 27020. Any queries, you can contact a human through the webpage.

Little-known point: it comes with a 10+mm hollow spindle and 6 collets for production work of small parts out of dowel rod.

Mark B
Proxxon World

Mark thanks for this you may have swung me as well.