{"product_id":"mini-metal-lathe-24w","title":"Mini metal lathe, 24 W, for brass, aluminium and wood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA working metal lathe small enough to sit on a desk. It turns brass, aluminium, plastic and wood, a few millimetres at a time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the classic all-metal mini lathe that model makers and watch hobbyists buy as their first one. Red headstock, black bed, a three-jaw chuck, a tailstock and a cross slide you wind by hand. It comes as a set, mostly assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe numbers, per the maker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTurns work up to 45 mm across\u003c\/strong\u003e (about 1.8 in), and \u003cstrong\u003e135 mm between centres\u003c\/strong\u003e (about 5.3 in). A riser block in the set lifts that to about 50 mm across.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCentre height 25 mm.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotor 24 W, 12 V DC, up to 20,000 rpm.\u003c\/strong\u003e The maker says to slow it to around 2,000 rpm for metal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolds work in a three-jaw chuck, or in a collet from 1 to 6 mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-speed steel cutting tools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuns from a mains adapter with a \u003cstrong\u003eUS plug, 110 V\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is good at, and where it stops\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePins, bushings, pulleys, knobs, small shafts for models, brass fittings, turned pens. Soft metals and wood. Steel is a different story: 24 W is not a lot of power, cuts have to be light and slow, and hardened steel is out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne owner's review is worth reading before you buy. It arrived nearly assembled, but the chuck was not tightened properly and the tools needed sharpening. Check both before the first cut. Sharpening a lathe tool is part of owning one anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat we have not checked\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have not had one on our own bench. Every figure above is the maker's. The runout of the chuck and the real speed at the spindle are things we would measure before printing, so we have not printed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy it is in the gift section\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause a lot of people who would use one every weekend will never buy it for themselves. If you are buying for someone who builds models, repairs clocks or turns pens, this is the tool they point at in videos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDelivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnited States only.\u003c\/strong\u003e This one ships from a US warehouse, with a 110 V plug. We do not send it to Australia, New Zealand or Canada: the mains there need a different adapter, and we would rather not sell you one that does not match your wall. Free and tracked, usually one to two weeks. We hold no stock ourselves; the order is posted by the supplier after you place it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30-day returns from the day it arrives. Return postage is yours, the price of the item comes back in full.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikrabench","offers":[{"title":"US plug, 110 V \/ United States","offer_id":50501278793919,"sku":"14:193#110V US plug;200007763:201336106","price":219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/5826\/3743\/files\/S0a89fc50a8ca42999dc8fa398a245b72o.webp?v=1790344285","url":"https:\/\/arvonelle.com\/products\/mini-metal-lathe-24w","provider":"ARVONELLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}