Fixing the Tailstock Fit of the CJ0618 7x12 Mini Lathe

Video Description

I recently bought a new Chinese CJ0618 7x12 Mini Lathe, very similar to the classic Sieg C2 lathe which is sold under different names all over the world. I have a few plans for this lathe, but the main reason for buying it was to finally answer all the questions I get asking whether the Proxxon PD 250/e is worth the money, or if a Chinese lathe is a better deal. In this video I'm trying to fix the tailstock so it properly fits to the bed, to make it stable when in use and to stop it causing wear to the bed surface. None of this video should be taken as educational, it's just a record of what I did while I was learning for myself. Don't do what I say, or what I do. If you want to use the same learning resources I did, check out the video links below. Scraping Resources: Stefan Gotteswinter's excellent scraping tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJXqHpSh3SE Jan Sverre Haugjord: https://www.youtube.com/@jansverrehaugjord9934 Robin Renzetti on Moore Pattern Hand Scraping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EECJA2ZUVjg Suburban Tool on machine rebuilding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REeGn4hN1Bg 00:00 Introduction 02:53 Making the shims 05:18 Fitting the shims 10:24 Machining the shims 13:27 Grinding the scraper blade 15:08 Learning to scrape from scratch 18:52 Getting a better print 20:34 Upgrading to a carbide hand scraper 21:18 Grinding a carbide scraper blade 23:52 Using the carbide scraper 29:29 Checking the resulting fit 30:11 Outro and next steps The links below will financially support this channel if you use them to buy stuff: Tools and Materials: Traditional Steel Hand Scraper - https://ebay.us/Cd85M2 Sandvik Coromant Carbide Scraper - https://ebay.us/UAzTSP JB Weld - https://ebay.us/8n9zEG Machines: CJ0618 7x12 Mini Lathe - https://ebay.us/GwcMao Edited with: Davinci Resolve 18.6.1 audacity 3.1.3 Music: Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode.en) Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200076&Search=Search Artist: http://incompetech.com/