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Building a New Lathe
RobWilson:
--- Quote from: JonIndigoman on March 10, 2015, 01:19:33 PM ---Hi Steve,
This may be just the ticket for you http://www.lathes.co.uk/stepperhead/
There are also Woking videos on YouTube.
I have often considered it myself. Perhaps one day when my abilities catch up with my dreams.
Jon
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Oh Why did I click the link :doh: now thats nice Jon
Do it Steve you no you want to :poke: double dare you :lol:
--- Quote ---I have been interested in David Urwick's round column traingular gib machine ever since I saw it in old issues of ME
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Do you have an issues number for that Steve ?
Rob
vtsteam:
3480 Rob.
edit:
also 3639, 3656, 3684
brilliant guy, also did some real interesting stuff with mesh displacers in stirling engines, and super long connections between displacer cylinder and power cylinder, with huge deadspace. Very very interesting. I go back to his stuff maybe once a year and re-read it.
RobWilson:
Interesting design Steve
Rob
RobWilson:
http://www.lathes.co.uk/metalmaster/ :thumbup:
Rob
Edit ; similar design http://www.lathes.co.uk/labormil/
vtsteam:
He patented the triangular gib key at one point, though it never panned out for him (expired). But you'd think with all the round column mill drills out there (including mine), somebody would pick up on it.
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