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IMAC Scratch build Laser 200

Are you making small parts on lathe?
yes all cable connectors I made on the lathe, the cable tightning screw is brass I simply took an ordinary screw drilled through it for the cable, and turned smooth the big end and knurled , these by the way were on my trusty other laser for 10 years and never had a problem , on this laser the only change on them is the kevlar cable itself since they are too short , but not a big deal to do
 

dhal22

GSN Sponsor Tier 1
I'm still lathe shopping but struggling on size decision. Your lathe seems decent size and apparently can cut tiny parts.
 
yes I think most lathes can work with very small pieces, as long the chucks can close to zero, here I posted some of the small pieces for the tail wheel of the Dalotel which is the tiny grease zerts ,
 

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TonyHallo

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Disagree, a better bigger one will make all the small parts you need. It will cost you twice as much to tool both.
 
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I had to use my tiny inline camera to look inside the wing , I was looking for which wing panel had the hole through the shear web to fit the Pitot tube, worked out nicely
 

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