8-Bit Hack

When I bought my mini lathe, one of the first things I noticed is that there is a port on the control panel for a tachometer.  Unfortunately, the official tach costs about $127 and looks like this.  I decided that since the port was already there and the tach just plugged right in, the signal must [...]

I recently decided to upgrade my home shop a bit with some metal working tools.  I bought a 6″ bench grinder, a metal-cutting band saw and a 7×16 mini lathe.  I’ve also been looking around at all the various options for mini lathes and I’ve mostly decided on one particular brand.  Unfortunately, it isn’t in stock [...]