Prazi SD300 Mini Lathe

Location: MetalWorking Zone

Point Of Contact @joe.gravelle on Slack or by e-mail at Joseph.Gravelle@Gmail.com

Prazi SD300 Mini Lathe Stock Photo

MakerFX was given a Prazi SD300 Mini Lathe by the fine people of the FamiLAB machine shop.Its a good mini lathe, made in East Germany (when it existed), it just needs some love and parts to become fully operational again. A lathe is used for turning material about its central axis and removing material with some form of hardened steel or carbide cutting tool. Its use can be for custom brackets, bearings, knobs, fittings, etc.

General Policies for the Prazi SD300 Mini Lathe

Membership Form must be filled out

Member must be cleared on all safety and machine operation

Bring your own tooling and materials

Information

Current Machine State is out of commission. Currently waiting for parts to replace the chuck and other small misc items. Powerfeed is inoperable as well, will require a DIY solution.

Lathe Safety

if you are unsure of how to use the machine, do not use it please

Tie back long hair, roll up long sleeves, remove any bracelets or jewelry from wrists and neck

Wear Safety Glasses At All Times, this is not a suggestion, it is law

Never leave the chuck key in the chuck when finished with the machine. It will throw it and hurt you

Ensure your stock to be turned is properly mounted in the chuck and secure

Items Needed to Refurb the Lathe

New Chuck, considering 4"

Tail stock and drill chuck

1MT reamer to clean tail stock bore

Quick change tool holder

home-brew power feed solution or source oem parts to fix the power feed

Tooling and Consumables

Members are responsible to provide their own tooling and consumables. There may be community use tooling if available and scraps to use if available. Please standby for more specifics on exact tooling needed to use the lathe.