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#1196
gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
im aware of others here that are working on the same project so i decided to obtain the books and give it a go and perhaps share the experience .im semi retired and i have built a small lathe when i was 18. it was made by fabrication and reading the book ive noticed that its very similar but bigger. so here is a pic of the books and im off scrounging.
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
I take it you will build the mill also? Why not the shaper in between? I will probably do all three.
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
well i might at that but first the lathe. for starts the lathe bed i will fabricate as i dont have a flask big enough. interesting tho is the ribbing in the cope to handle the extra sand.so thats something learnt!
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
a youtube look around the lathe. note all the aluminum castings. just click on the highlight.
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
im nearly finished my first pattern and hopefully will be casting it tomorrow. will post pics after a successful cast.
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
That's great! I am getting closer to being able to actually light my furnace again. I am still trying to get some things done at our new place, so I still have not been able to do it yet. First thing on my list though is the second base and the bed. I have patterns already. I just need to cast them. How did you make the bed pattern?
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
im not worrying about the bed as im going to fabricate it. ive just cast the carriage. it came out spot on first cast. pics to follow.im making all the slides first and have just started the pattern for the cross slide.
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
my first lathe component! the carriage.



the pattern and the casting complete with sprue and vents. the casting weighs 500grs complete with sprue.
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
That part looks good XL.
In reading other people's account of building a lathe, their main problem was accounting for shrinkage. Especially on on the larger pieces like the bed. You say you will fab that yourself. That sounds like a good plan. A good I-beam or railroad iron would make a good base.
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Re:gingery lathe 1 Year, 1 Month ago  
Impressive. That is the next pattern I will make.
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