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Lathe build project
vtsteam:
Coming along Norman! :coffee:
NormanV:
Whilst my main lathe is out of action I have been working in wood. This little lathe is very small and this would mean that I would have to bend over to use it. I decided to make a chest of drawers to raise it up to a comfortable working height and to provide storage.
I was lucky to be given some 20mm plywood so I made the carcase and two drawers. The other four drawers were a problem as the plywood had run out and I didn't want to buy more when scrounging would do. I managed to acquire a panel from some sort of industrial boiler that was made from 2mm aluminium. I used this to make the sides and bottom of the drawers, I had already made the fronts and backs of the drawers from the plywood.
I have ended up with a very heavy and very sturdy stand for the lathe at no cost. It is not beautiful but it does the job!
vtsteam:
That was fast! :clap:
NormanV:
Yes Steve, it was fast but not very accurate, but good enough! I am good at that sort of thing.
I am thinking ahead. Screw cutting, I had originally thought that it would be good to build an electronically controlled leadscrew. Then I realised how many complications are brought into that.
My latest idea is to use timing belts and pulleys. I don't want to make an unlimited range of threads. Maybe just a few to start with, .5,.75, 1mm. If there is a need for a special thread later on I can purchase the needed pulleys. I like the idea that it would be very quiet running rather than gears that rattle. Is this a practical approach? Has anybody tried it? Surely it would be accurate enough, it is used for timing camshafts on car engines.
kayzed1:
Posted today Norman.
Lyn.
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