I have a mini lathe 7X12 under the name “Clarke” that I have bought from UK some 5 years ago.
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As you can see, the lathe sits on a wooden table without any other support and rests on 4 rubber feet (that you cannot see).
It behaved ok so far without any problems having very light duties though.
As I sought a better lathe out of my Clarke, I made a few improvements to gain in accuracy.
To name a few of the improvements (That you can see to other posts if you...
Stiffening A Mini Lathe Bed
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As you can see, the lathe sits on a wooden table without any other support and rests on 4 rubber feet (that you cannot see).
It behaved ok so far without any problems having very light duties though.
As I sought a better lathe out of my Clarke, I made a few improvements to gain in accuracy.
To name a few of the improvements (That you can see to other posts if you...
Stiffening A Mini Lathe Bed