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Redesign of my Grizzly G4000 9" X 19" lathe

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bogstandard:
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Stew,

I think you might have voltage problems to overcome as well.

110volt is ok, as you can just plug it into a yellow site transformer, as I did with the power feeds on my mill, but I don't know how the 220volt works. Is it some sort of 3 phase?

John

sbwhart:
Thanks John

Forgot in my excitment about the voltage difference.  :(

Stew

Bernd:

--- Quote from: bogstandard on March 30, 2009, 04:15:46 AM --- :offtopic:

, but I don't know how the 220volt works. Is it some sort of 3 phase?

John

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John,

All houses over here are provided with 220Volt service into the house. Two wires, each carry 110volt, plus a ground. So when you want 110 volt you use one wire and the ground from the 220 volt severice. All is single phase.

 It would cost an arm and leg for 3 phase into the house. It is only used in commerical places.

Bernd

Bernd:

--- Quote from: bogstandard on March 29, 2009, 11:36:41 PM ---Bernd,

Seing as to how you are making a very versatile machine out of it, maybe contemplate fitting a grinding head on there as well.

John

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I have that in mind John. Those ones from The Little Machine shop are nice.

Though I'm thinking of using the Sherline headstock for a grinding spindle. I'll make a mock up and post a pic of what I'm thinking about doing.

I've wanted to do this mod for such a long time on this machine just hadn't summed up the courage to do it until I saw you doing Darren's lathe. That'll be the first thing to get checked out is the bed ways when I finally get to it.

Bernd

Bernd:
Ok I've added a few more pics of what I would like to do with this mod.

First I had done was try to use the Sherline head stock and the Grizzly lathe as a tool grinder. It was some what successful. The first pic shows how I had to fasten the headstock to the cross slide. The other two views show the headstock in place.






Now I can also mount the mill column of the Sherline on the cross slide. I can now mill a key slot or drill cross holes and do indexing drilling in a round piece without having to take it out of the machine. These are just some ideas I've comtemplated over the years of having both machines.



It's going to be a long project from what I can see. I believe if I do it in steps a little at a time I will have her done in no time.

I might have to look for that "round-it-it" I was sent a while back though.  :)

Bernd

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