• Two DVD set
• Includes video and SpinBuddy software

• Starrett machinist's improved level
• Starrett catalog number 98-12
• Ground and graduated main vials
• Cross test vial and plumb vial
• 0.005" per foot (0.42 mm per meter) accuracy

• Starrett M1 all-purpose lubricant in 12 oz. Aerosol can

What's New!

Save Money with Value Packs

Since our humble beginnings nearly eight years ago, we’ve offered collections of tools and accessories that you could purchase at substantial savings compared to buying the pieces individually. We’ve always had, for example, a mini lathe starter kit, which includes the basics you need to get started with a new mini lathe. The kit sells for $22.95, whereas if you buy the components separately, you’d pay $42.00.

We’ve continued to add new kits and collections to our lineup, such as the mini lathe tooling package, which includes even more of the essentials, at a savings of over $30. But we never made it easy to find these deals—until now. In the upper left corner of every page—right below the On Sale link that smart shoppers click often—is a Value Pack link, which shows you all the great money-saving collections available. In an economy like this, we know that everyone is looking to save some money—and now we’ve tried to make it a bit easier.

Chris in China

Chris has recently returned from another one of his "business" trips to China. You can read about his (mis)adventures on the new LittleMachineShop.com blog.

Your Items Arrive on a Bed of Air

Since we opened our virtual doors in 2001, we’ve used polystyrene peanuts as our packing material of choice. They provide a void fill that’s relatively inexpensive and easy to use. Unfortunately, heavy objects—like just about everything we sell!—tend to crush the peanuts to smithereens so that they don’t provide much protection. (Fortunately, those heavy objects we sell are pretty rugged, so most items arrived intact, even if the shipping carton looked like it’d been dragged behind the truck for the last several miles.) Also, the peanuts often develop a static charge that makes it difficult to pick up all the polystyrene bits and throw them away. (Because they’re so badly crushed in most cases, they can’t be reused.)

Over the years, we’ve investigated numerous alternatives to foam peanuts. We recently switched to a new system of heavy-duty bubble wrap. This provides much better cushioning, so your purchases should arrive in pristine condition. There’s an environmental benefit too: You end up with reusable bubble wrap instead of a boxful of flattened, non-biodegradable polystyrene bits that’ll end up in a landfill.

Let us know how you like the new packaging.