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| John Hill:
Ah here it is, three washing machine motors on someone's mill! from this site... http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-cnc-controller/ |
| crimson:
--- Quote ---it looks like that lathe had power feed at one point so her's a few questions:- What's the make of the lathe:- are there bits missing from it:- have you tried getting hold of or making the missing bits. --- End quote --- i bought this from a bloke in marybourgh who bought it off a local engineering bussiness but when he got it he didnt ask for any of the gears and didnt recieve them. i have been searching for them, similar types of lathes appear on ebay sometimes but people are hesitant to part them out :wack:. the make of the lathe im not really sure ive done internet searches but all the information i can get, is off this plate.as for making the gears i dont have the facilities avalible. thinking about this further today i decided to see if i could scavenge something for the back of the shed and to great sucess i managed to find a electric weed trimmer with a 1000w motor this is almost perfect it can be plugged straight into mains power and the trigger acts as a speed controller. i also managed to find an old electric razor scooter but the plastic puley and belt drive looked to flimsy for this sort of application. possible drive for power feed, paid 1$ for them from the scrap merchants my lathe almost naked, better pic than before |
| sbwhart:
Hi Ron it looks a real nice lathe probibly based on the South Bend this site http://www.lathes.co.uk/page21.html has lots of info on old lathes perhaps you can find yours here or email the chap who may be able to help. You don't have to make your own gears thers plenty of gear suppliers who will have suitable gears off the shelve. Cheers Stew |
| websterz:
What is the bright orange light on the floor under the lathe? |
| Bernd:
Really hot swarf! :lol: Bernd |
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