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A nice review and lots of information about the Harbor Freight 8x12 lathe. You'll also find a very nice comparison of Asian 7x, 8x, and 9x lathes and some American 6", 9", and 12" lathes here.

Probably the most popular and most useful web site about the Chinese-made mini-lathe and mini-mills. You'll find extensive information about the equipment's capabilities, recommendations about accessories, operating tips, lots of tweaks and modifications to make them run better, and a lot more.

This is probably one of the most interesting and useful web sites about mini-lathes. It's full of useful modifications, accessories, tweaks, ideas and tips.

This site discusses Chinese-made mini-lathes from a UK/European perspective. You'll find a discussion about the differences between the lathes sold by different vendors; along with a lot of tweaks and modifications that you can make.

Web site of Sieg, the company that manufactures most Chinese-made mini lathes and mills, along with other wood and metal working machines.

A nice article about selecting from the various brands of mini-lathes sold in the US. It's written from the perspective of a gunsmith, but it will probably be useful to anyone shopping for a small lathe.

There are a lot of nice modifications here that can be applied to other lathes

Ty's web site has been around since 1999 and it could probably use a face-lift and some reorganization. But dig a little and you'll find a huge archive of tips, tweaks, repairs and modifications that might be useful to anyone who owns a Sieg-style 7x mini-lathe.