It can be built by a good mechanic using scrap steel bar and concrete using only common mechanic's tools a drill and a few small welds It is easily converted to drilling and horizontal and end milling Lathe cost is determined by the size of the machine you build and the kinds of good junk you have available
Feb 13 2016· Of course if you ask on this forum the answer would be Both I find the two machines are complementary If you want to break it down its mainly that a lathe is better at making cylindrical threaded or tapered conical parts and a mill is better at making flats slots dovetails etc linear parts
Metal lath provides a mounting surface on concrete walls for materials that are too heavy to mount otherwise especially stucco or stone veneers Because the materials you plan to attach to the lath are so heavy you need to fasten the lath in a way that attaches it
I need to cut a roughly 3mm keyway in a piece of 10mm brass rod and I dont have access to a mill and stroke it down the shaft shaving the slot for you Its even better if you can get a travelling steady on the lathe It will only take a couple of minutes of cutting to make aperfect slot Steve 0 Mc makes a Keyway on a Ball Mill
You will next need to make the pulley of the mini lathe This can be done by cutting three circles of wood each progressively smaller than the next Put these onto the far edge of the topmost beam of wood and drive a large bolt through the center of all three pieces This bolt should extend out the other side
Mar 01 2015· Technical Dalton combination mill and lathe Discussion in The Hokey Ass Message Board started by making sure that you have NO twist in the plate or the machine and all is level is all you need to do on a standard 4 concrete floor just a plain shaft Carl La Fong Jan 24 2015 SHARE POST 26 Joined Dec 8 2008
Jan 11 2012· Should I buy a mill or lathe as my first piece of equipment Thread starter gearhead for a Cclip bore out an ID in a gearsprocket turn down a shaft put a keyway in a sprocket or gear add a flat to a shaft make a place into which I can pressfit a bearing or bushing and on and on A nice used lathe that will swing what you need
Concrete Lathe A rediscovered way to quickly make inexpensive but accurate machine tools for use in developing countries and in trade schools and shops everywhere We made modern construction practical by replacing the original poured non shrinking metal with cement grout
Cement mill shaft making lathe need Difference between a lathe a milling machine It is better at holding work and cutting the material will be much easier because of the nature of the machine you can drill only on center with a lathe so if you need an offcenter hole or to make straight cuts in metal you will be better off puttin
A concrete tube typically comes in a rectangle shape This shape allows it to be very stable and rigid and come in various sizes Lathe components can be attached easily To provide damping the hollow inside of the tube will need to be filled The most effective method will be with concrete Granite Granite is an inexpensive material for a lathe bed
Most lathe gouges and chisels are high speed steel HSS but they require constant sharpening and leave something to be desired The premium wood turning tools use replaceable carbide inserts that stay sharp considerably longer but you also pay a premium for them Instead of paying around 100 per tool I set out to make my own
Build Your Own metalworking Lathe Part I You can make an entire machine shop worth of power machine tools using basic hardware storehome center supplies and scrap metal Melt aluminum in a metalpail furnace using sand charcoal and a clay flowerpot Cast sophisticated metal tool par
You need it when you are putting a pulley on a shaft It prevents the pulley from rotating on the shaft Im building a Thickness Sander and I spent a great deal of time making a drum for it out of MDF
Sep 08 2007· To power the milling attachment you will need a countershaft and idler pulleys which allow you to align the belt with the pulley on the milling attachment You wouldnt necessarily need all that if you have a fullsize mill since it should be possible to mount your lathe bed on the mill
Dec 18 2012· You just need a metal lathe Metalworking lathes are necessary to the production of almost everything but are very expensive In 1915 special lathes made from concrete were developed to quickly and cheaply produce millions of cannon shells needed for World War I Lucien Yeomans the inventor won the nation's highest engineering award for it but sadly the technique was almost
The swinging cover at the spider bolts at rear of spindle is just plain in the way making indication of long shaft difficult unless you remove it Still I have wanted my own lathe for 40 years and now I have one and it is nice to make projects any time I want
Introduction Make Your Own Treadle Lathe need as little friction in its shafts as possible so I belt was a springloaded pivoting frame holding a latheturned need a lathe to make a lathe idler pulley The Ushaped frame pivots on a ¼ dowel and is tensioned by a
Feb 26 2007· Hey guys Im wanting to get a mill and lathe that I can learn on and that is fairly accurate Some point I would like to do some gears I have never used a mill or lathe I have done a bit of reading but im not sure what all tools and stuff I need to go along with it
Aug 25 2015· Making A Flat On A Shaft Sort of make a mini temporary lathe mill for you not only get travel across and back and forth over the lathe bed you can get about 15 vertical travel fairly easy by adjusting the tool holder height with the adjusting screws Thinking aloud Im going to give that a go to see If I can get the flats I need
I secured a large aluminum plate to one of the shaft supports and mounted the motor to the plate Before mounting the motor you should take into consideration the length of the belt you will use to transfer the power When the motor is mounted the shaft of the motor and the main lathe shaft
The metal elements were placed into the concrete while everything was still setting up Brass was bent into crude angles to function as wear strips for the bottom of the heavy carriage At this point I could dial in a more accurate alignment of everything and start actual work on making the lathe function
Mar 01 2014· I need to turn down a threaded shaft from 1 18 to 34 I think by the time I file off the threads I will be real close but I am trying to come up with a way to turn down this shaft without the use of a lathe since I dont have a metal lathe and be fairly turned down end has to accept a