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ive been a member here for some time mostly just reading and now this section has been added i may be able to contribute. this is my casting project. i was waiting till i had all my castings finished and was going to post in the "working with castings" section covering the assembly of the lathe. this is a work in progress but here is my progress to date.            im now up to the headstock and i needed to get a bigger pot which ive now done. pending a successful casting of the headstock i will then frabricate the bed and start assembly in my rush to post i missed these. just a last update on this project. ive shelved this project as i had the good fortune to buy a "elu"wood lathe ($80) so ive just finished its conversion to basic metal turning. ive spent close to 180 hrs on this project and estimate the project to cost nearly a 1000 hrs! if you had a lathe ,shaper and milling machine the work wouldnt take as long but if you had these items "why build a lathe?" i was searching for an electric motor on ebay when i found this beauty. with metal casting i need to use a wood lathe just as much as a metal one . in total it has cost approx $100 plus 180 hrs. it works a treat as ive now completed its tool post. next is to cast a face plate, and chuck adaptors. and a coat of paint! ive also made a tool post mounting for my adept type of lathe! a pulley in the chuck and use the slides for belt tension works a treat! |
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