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Building a New Lathe
vtsteam:
Been thinking about making those screws, too.
Mild steel rod, the size of the head, turn the countersink shape and thread.
Kind of like a flathead screw still attached to the rod it was made from. Cut it off so it has a 1" long rod head.
If I screw that into a countersing hole with a wrench, I can then cut it off flush with a hacksaw while it's in place, file it down, then scrape.
Very similar to plugging screw holes when I was a boatbuilder, only the screw has its own plug built in.
vtsteam:
I cast some legs for the lathe yesterday, and today the lathe ways are being bedded down on top of the surface plate with a heat lamp over to cure in the tiny shop. I made a few small spacer gauges from scrap, filed to size, to hold the ways in alignment, and some others to check the overhang with. All looks good, now, I hope everything turns out okay tomorrow...
S. Heslop:
I'm enjoying reading this thread, and taking notes too for when I eventually get around to building a lathe.
Joe d:
Steve
I'm not sure that I will ever build a lathe, but I sure am enjoying following along.
Keep it coming!
Joe
Zadig:
I'm enjoying it too, great read.
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