A Quick Fix Motor Mount for the CJ0618 Mini Lathe

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 need to fix the twisted broken and completely inadequate studs which mounted the motor to the bed casting. To get the lathe back up and running I needed a quick fix while I think about a longer term project to make a better mount.

Tim Nummy's awesome lathe motor mounting brackets:
   • It wasn't broken, just cheap - Fixing...  

The links below will financially support this channel if you use them to buy stuff:

Machifit Cuniform Gib Quick Change Tool Post on Ali Express - http://bit.ly/3RR5hcA

Machines:
CJ0618 Benchtop Lathe (Sieg C2 copy) - https://ebay.us/VpMTGx

00:00 Introduction
00:13 The Problem
02:45 Designing a Quick Solution
03:24 Cutting Metal
04:08 Machining the Diameters
05:57 Cutting the Thread with a Die
08:47 Fitting to the Lathe
10:14 Adjusting the Belt Tension
11:27 Next Steps with this Lathe

Edited with:
DaVinci Resolv 18.0.1
Audacity 3.1.3

Music:
Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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