The project is based on a 7×12 Mini Lathe. There are several brands to ... [Jim] had to make his own brackets to mount the motor to the bed and the ball nut to the carriage.

[This Old Tony] is no stranger to quality tools, but he started on a mini lathe. Nostalgia does not ... It uses a 500 watt DC motor, so don’t try correcting for mains power frequency differences.