TAIG / PEATOL Micro Lathe Construction & Overview - Thinking of Buying One?
TAIG Micro Lathe II Overview of construction. The TAIG Micro Lathe is sold as the PEATOL in the UK and is a great little watchmaker's lathe. In this video I look at the type of construction used in this lathe.
When I was considering the lathe on eBay I tried a bit of research on YT but this is the video I was looking for. I really wanted to see how it fit together and the quality of the fit and finish. Hopefully this will give you an insight.
It's remarkably solid for a small lathe and a great alternative to the chinese-ium 7x14 Laths that are spread across YT.
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TAIG / PEATOL Lathe
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I had the same type of backlash on my cross-slide. The little brass nut on the end of the knob works as a jam nut against the threaded knob. The knob itself is threaded on to the shaft. If you thread the knob too far on the shaft, the knob will be too hard to turn. If you don't thread the knob far enough on to the shaft, you will get backlash. The trick is to find the sweet spot, whereby the knob turns easily with minimal backlash. Second, you will need a drop of thread locker to prevent that little brass jam nut from working loose, when you turn the knob counter clockwise. I'm sure that others have discovered something different, but this is what fixed my cross slide to work perfectly fine with minimal backlash.
I bought mine in 1975 not long after they first came out. At the time they were made in Industry California. I corresponded with the designer owner of the company Fred Dale. He was very helpful getting me started in hobby machining. I even stopped and visited him when I was down at Disney Land in 1976. Got a nice tour of his manufacturing facilities.
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I own several sherlines, lathes and mills. As well as a couple of craftsman lathes the 101 and the 109, a Chinese 7x14 lathe, a 5c slant bed I built from scratch which is manual and cnc. And I also own a taig. I really like the taig's tailstock and the carriage functionality I dislike the motor pulley combination and headstock through hole size. I like how the headstock can slide at any point on the bed. All in all it is a very good platform to start with.
I've been looking for a micro lathe for a while now, just spoken to my dad and he has this exact model. Im so excited to to research this and watch any more videos, subscribed thanks
Very cool!
Excellent video !
Taig has been arround for at least 30 years, also sold under the brand Grimberg in The Netherlands
Looks like fun!
dumb question but can i machine 3/8" PVC pipe on a Taig lathe? I've had my eye on one for a while to learn turning but also got tasked with a work project of tapering a pile of 3/8" pVC pipe nipples to fit in a 1/2" reducer bushing and add two cut grooves for seating o-rings
Just got one for $90 at a flea market with two headstocks and all the bits.
Holy shit
Given no apparent wear on the beds the backlash you see is probably due to poor adjustment of the half nuts on the cross slide. There should be half nuts, I think?
I know this is an old video but I just got one new today...And my question is I see a base plate like thing on yours near the head stock but not on the tail stock side and mine is the same but it does not sit level so what is wrong and how do I fix it?
I'm looking to buy one. Do they sell them in metric and for 230V outlets?
Given the choice I would go for the Emco Unimat 3 lathe and just buy the bed, which is available almost new for about US$100 on USA Ebay.......from there you can build up a very decent micro lathe to your own specs without compromise......the bed is the hardest part to make for any home build and the Unimat 3 has a cast iron bed with one raised vee which makes it quite a sophisticated design. Back in 1967 I built my own micro lathe, about the same size as the Unimat 3, using all raw materials and a taper roller bearing head stock.......it's still going strong in 2021.
Great tips thank you
Cuánto cuesta ocupó una manda informes, gracias
Is this is the ender 3 of the lathe community?
Not really, although it can be the cheapest entry if you only need very basic functions. This is a seriously accurate machine. The Chinese mini-lathes start with more features and lower quality, they need fixed up out of the box. (By the way I have a highly modified ender3 and like it. You really only need $100-$150 in upgrades for the ender to work well if you know where to spend and have the right tools etc... )
Where can I purchase this Taig 🤔
In the US: www.cartertools.com/order.html or direct from the mfg taigtools.com
In Outer Space
You know, there are different size bananas, to say the least ;-) You would better use couple of tennis balls.
IMHO: FYI: IT'S SPELLED "A L U M I N UM".... A L... U... M I N... U M.." (ONLY 4 "SYLABLES")........ NOT : "...A L ... Y U... M I N... E E... U M ....." (5 "SYLABLES").... PRACTICE SAYING "ALUMINUM"...
Bless, the world Isn’t North America. It’s only Pronounced aluminum in the states and possibly?) Canada. Everywhere else in the English speaking world it’s spelled and pronounced aluminium as I did the video. Open your mind to cultural differences my dude.