If all you want is to make the points for drilling(say to turn between centers) of rough stock... that design would work fine. I suppose. A good, quality,...
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Eric Smith
white_knight...
Jun 1, 2009 8:11 am
One serious downside to using water... RUST. Most cheap tire/rim packages you're gonna find will be steel(better for resisting the peening of steel shot...
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Ian Newman
ian_new
Jun 1, 2009 9:18 am
Hi,  Alignment of the tailstock centre would be easy to achieve:  Hold a boring tool in the lathe chuck at the headstock.  Mount the tailstock between...
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Ian Newman
ian_new
Jun 1, 2009 9:24 am
Hi, Â You can make a simple and cheap rack by welding a length of roller chain (the drive chain from a bicycle or motor bike would do) along the place where...
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Bruce Bellows
snookered1ca
Jun 1, 2009 12:49 pm
I would also check to verify that the chuck jaws are square to the bed. Then a boring should be parallel to the bed. Bruce ... From: Ian Newman To:...
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Bruce Bellows
snookered1ca
Jun 1, 2009 12:52 pm
Any fluid will prove problematic to control. With a solid wheel a clutch can be added and a brake if necessary, even a crude one such as a steel contact band...
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Charles Mitchard
charlesmitchard
Jun 1, 2009 1:01 pm
Could not a couple or more flywheels from say a truck engine be used? Bolt a few together to get the total mass required? Leave the ring gear on and maybe that...
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keith gutshall
drpshops
Jun 1, 2009 3:01 pm
Hello David  Here is how I see the fitting together.  If you put the 3/4 ways on the block and the carriacge plate on them.  That only leaves 3/4 in to fit...
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Jeff
jhan5en
Jun 1, 2009 3:11 pm
Bruce You could use a bent boring bar and an uncentered 4 jaw chuck. It doesn't matter because the cutter rotates at a single point in space. The tailstock...
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Ian Newman
ian_new
Jun 1, 2009 3:12 pm
Hi Bruce, Â I used this method when I built my first lathe - a watchmakers size lathe using some T section angle iron as a bed. Â I made two temporary...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
Jun 1, 2009 3:25 pm
How about combining ideas from Charles and Bruce by bolting a brake drum to the back of a flywheel using a simple steel band on the outside of the drum and a...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
Jun 1, 2009 4:56 pm
How about having just a worn out truck brake drum on a shaft with 2 pillow blocks. Use the outer surface of the drum for a band type brake and also a surface...
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keith gutshall
drpshops
Jun 1, 2009 5:08 pm
Hello Eric A center finder is a most useful tool for around the shop. Â It works good for round stock to find the center. Â I use it on square stock also. Â It...
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Greg and April
gregh80915
Jun 1, 2009 5:25 pm
I have a old air horn compressor ( small vehicle ) that I'm going to use to pressurize the fuel tank ( and old propane tank ), to feed the fuel to the furnace....
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
Jun 1, 2009 7:59 pm
How about mounting the brake drum on the back of the block using a piece of pipe the size of the cylinder bore. Pat...
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Darwin Wandler
darwinwandler
Jun 1, 2009 8:06 pm
I just have to respond. As usual US insurance and private interests lie to it's citizens about reality. No one that needs life threatening surgery is delayed. ...
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keith gutshall
drpshops
Jun 1, 2009 8:44 pm
Hello Pat  A tranportable MM lathe??  I think is is a do able, a smaller ,simple machine that is movable.  Look at the new photo # 100-0086 . It is all on...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
Jun 1, 2009 9:48 pm
what folder is it in Keith?...
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Darwin Wandler
darwinwandler
Jun 1, 2009 10:08 pm
I would like to apologize to the group for my rant. I would like to ask one question that will supersede all misinformation. Which would you rather have? A...
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keith gutshall
drpshops
Jun 1, 2009 10:22 pm
Hello Pat  The photo is in drp shops 1 folder.  the last two photos in the 2nd row down. photo 7-8 in folder.   Keith Deep Run Portage Back Shop " The...
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David LeVine
sirdave144
Jun 1, 2009 10:22 pm
... Keith, the leadscrew and nut only need to sit below the gap. A heavy steel block can transfer the movement. We are only talking a 3/4" x 2 " x 2" block...
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David LeVine
sirdave144
Jun 1, 2009 10:25 pm
... Also consider big disk brakes. One hell of a lot of cast iron and rated for well over 1,000 RPM, if memory serves. -- David G. LeVine Nashua, NH 03060...
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Ian Newman
ian_new
Jun 1, 2009 11:21 pm
Hi, Some things to think about when using gears from bicycles: I think most bike gears give a total range between highest gear and lowest gear of between 2 to...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
Jun 2, 2009 1:49 am
Thanks Ian I had in mind to power the machine by some kind of a sprocket attached to a 10 speed hub. I was hoping for an easy way to get a 5 to 50 rpm lathe...
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keith gutshall
drpshops
Jun 2, 2009 3:02 am
Hello David  I am thinking we are two different pages.  Pat is talking about bolting the ways flat down on the block,with no  riser bar. That would leave...
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Ian Newman
ian_new
Jun 2, 2009 6:18 am
Hi Pat, I think that you are right about belt drive - if it comes down to it, it is quite simple to make vee pulleys and round rope can be used in the drive if...
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Jeff
jhan5en
Jun 2, 2009 6:26 am
Pat The old flat belt lathes had a massive amount of weight between the two bushings that were spread as far apart as possible. It was all this weight that let...
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Charles Mitchard
charlesmitchard
Jun 2, 2009 12:11 pm
... would be able to cope with quite large power transmission situations, but the gear assemblies designed for bicycles would be quite lightly built. I build...
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Pat Delany
rigmatch
Jun 2, 2009 4:51 pm
A picture is in a new folder "1 Bike powered MM". Explanation: The machine would have only 2 speeds (slow and very slow) that are selected by moving a chain...
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Lance
crashbone123
Jun 2, 2009 5:23 pm
Complete except for steady rests. Has QCGB, 5" 3 jaw and 6" 4 jaw Contact me off-list for the seller's phone number. Unit located near Buffalo, NY USA lance ...
