(and more importantly make my own cases and lots of other non hi-fi stuff as well 🙂 )
I just put it on the bench i made for it. and tested it out on a small piece of aluminum.. holy!!! it will eat up the metal without a protest, and cut a 1mm thread in 2 passes!.
tomorrow i will try it on some titanium, the taig had major problem with it, but i managed to make some titanium pens anyways 🙂 that last one took about 50 hours, but it was for a friend. (pens )
i put the dial indicator on the chuck. the needle does not move! i need a better indicator 🙂
I just put it on the bench i made for it. and tested it out on a small piece of aluminum.. holy!!! it will eat up the metal without a protest, and cut a 1mm thread in 2 passes!.
tomorrow i will try it on some titanium, the taig had major problem with it, but i managed to make some titanium pens anyways 🙂 that last one took about 50 hours, but it was for a friend. (pens )
i put the dial indicator on the chuck. the needle does not move! i need a better indicator 🙂
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heres the controls, everything has oil ports, very well made compared to 7x10 chinese lathe.
i got a cutoff bandsaw with it as well as a quick change tool post.
importing to Canada was a bit of a pain i had to get just the right customs broker. most were useless *****. i found a nice one and they put it through like a breeze!
i got a cutoff bandsaw with it as well as a quick change tool post.
importing to Canada was a bit of a pain i had to get just the right customs broker. most were useless *****. i found a nice one and they put it through like a breeze!
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Hi,
Congratulations!
When you get comfortable making nice aluminum knobs, let's discuss commercial supply 😉
Cheers!
Congratulations!
When you get comfortable making nice aluminum knobs, let's discuss commercial supply 😉
Cheers!
very nice! do you have a milling attachment on your lathe? i am trying to figure out how to add one, or just buy a mill 🙂
Hi neutron7,
Oh man is that ever neat!!!
I'll have to ring you up. Knobs are always a problem. That and custom hardware. You could easily rig up machined posts for mounting a rubber suspension. Turntable bearings would be a snap too. Think nice old Thorens tables that are how old now? Exactly!
-Chris
Oh man is that ever neat!!!
I'll have to ring you up. Knobs are always a problem. That and custom hardware. You could easily rig up machined posts for mounting a rubber suspension. Turntable bearings would be a snap too. Think nice old Thorens tables that are how old now? Exactly!
-Chris
Why, you gonna send me some?
Seriously, I've found that I can get by with a little - but I want a lot.
Nice. I've had my 1940s Logan 11" for about two decades now, and it's made any number of spacers, repair parts, and anything else you can think of. Never understood how people without a lathe even manage to get through life. Though I have a mill/drill, I also have a little milling fixture for the lathe that I built out of an old slide and an angle plate. There are times when a small milling job done on the lathe is actually easier than using the mill, but you'll soon want a mill anyway. The mill/drills can do a lot, but a true knee mill is about 1000% better. Hint of the day- never use a cutting tap if you can get a forming tap, preferably Balax. No chips, never break, never wear out, and stronger thread. Only downside is they cost a bit more and can't tap anything harder than stainless (use moly oil).
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Hi Guys
Nice work!!! A lathe and a mill give you freedom to do almost anything. I have a Myford Speed 10 lathe and a Maxamat V10 mill.
Old but not worn and very accurately set up for very high precision work, making errr...needles.
I also work with titanium and the stuff is hell on cutters. Only milled and turned jigs for anodising at the moment but I have been eyeballing the stuff for making more interesting bits like cart bodies.
bulgin
Hi Guys
Nice work!!! A lathe and a mill give you freedom to do almost anything. I have a Myford Speed 10 lathe and a Maxamat V10 mill.
Old but not worn and very accurately set up for very high precision work, making errr...needles.
I also work with titanium and the stuff is hell on cutters. Only milled and turned jigs for anodising at the moment but I have been eyeballing the stuff for making more interesting bits like cart bodies.
bulgin
well i was thinking of getting a smaller mill but CNC, i was looking at this DIY CNC table http://cncbridges.com/
as well as a big milling attachment for the lathe, which can take quite heavy cuts as i have been testing.
yes I made some titanium pens and tools on the little taig lathe, you think its bad on your myford!
as well as a big milling attachment for the lathe, which can take quite heavy cuts as i have been testing.
yes I made some titanium pens and tools on the little taig lathe, you think its bad on your myford!
Mr. Neutron,
What brand of lathe is that and where was it made? It looks a cut above the normal bench top stuff you see out there (pardon the pun).
What brand of lathe is that and where was it made? It looks a cut above the normal bench top stuff you see out there (pardon the pun).
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