I bought a CHEAP Chinese wood lathe & am TRYING to get an adapter to bring the spindle down to 1 x 8 tpi.

 

So I bot a 1 1/4 x 8 tpi to 1 x 8 tpi adapter.

 

When I measure the spindle of the lathe I get CLOSE to 1 1/4.

When I put the purchased adapter on the spindle it won't thread even one turn.

Placing the purchased adapter thread to thread--- the threads are close but don't space out EXACTLY. BTW, the threads look rather deep in comparison to what I've seen on lathes.

 

So my question--- Does anyone know if wood lathes sold in non imperial countries have metric threads? If so, where do you buy conversion adapters??

 

Thks

 

smitty

@smitty10101 DO you have the brand name and model number of your lathe?

 

Sounds like the spindle is in metric but can't be sure without the more information.

brand name---Bilt Hard----no joke!

model # TL-WL1018

mini wood lathe

 

https://bilthardusa.com/product/wood-lathe/

 

STRANGELY---- the manual that  came with the lathe mentions to contact Harbor Freight with question & the manual shows a Central Machinery lathe in one of the pictures.

I called HF & they know nothing about Bilt Hard.

 

So I guess Bilt Hard just pirated the manual from a HF lathe.  Go figure. 

 

I have an inquiry into Bilt Hard but haven't rec'd an answer yet.

Edited October 31, 20223 yr by smitty10101

Looks like this is what you need-

 

https://www.teknatool.com/products/chuck-accessories/nova-chuck-inserts/m33-x-3-5-female-to-1-1-4-x-8tpi-male-sku-9083/

 

 

Or this-

https://www.teknatool.com/products/chuck-accessories/nova-chuck-inserts/1-x-8-tpi-male-to-m33-x-3-5-female-sku-9084/

 

Edited October 31, 20223 yr by lew

Thank you    Will be looking into as soon as Bilt Hard answers my inquiry.

Hopefully soon.

 

Again thanks.

This link shows the thread size in the customer questions.  Scroll down the page to see questions.

https://www.u-buy.com.tw/en/product/14J5JAHFS-bilt-hard-10-in-x-18-in-wood-lathe-7-5-amp-1-2-hp-variable-speed-mini-benchtop-wood-lathe

Thanks Dan

 

But I'm wondering how the #$&* did you find that page & company?

2 hours ago, smitty10101 said:

Thanks Dan

 

But I'm wondering how the #$&* did you find that page & company?

 

Google.  I have bought some adapters from these people.  Good service and good product.

 

  https://bestwoodtools.stores.yahoo.net/prstspadwith.html

I don't understand, that lathe should have a 1" X 8 thread. Its MT2 and looks exactly like any 10" lathe.

10 minutes ago, Bill Blasic said:

I don't understand, that lathe should have a 1" X 8 thread. Its MT2 and looks exactly like any 10" lathe.

According to the specifications page referenced by Dan the threads are metric

 

 

Question: What is the thread size for head stock chuck?

Answer: The thread of the head stock is metric - M33 x 3.5mm.

Moved topic from the Tips forum to the Turners forum

15 hours ago, Bill Blasic said:

I don't understand, that lathe should have a 1" X 8 thread. Its MT2 and looks exactly like any 10" lathe.

After numerous back & forth with the company---this AM they claimed that the metric size is  correct for that lathe.

I, so nicely(?), informed that I would probably return the lathe back to Amazon.

 

Let's see if they blink.