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I'm just honestly looking for projects (cool or not) I can do on a lathe. that don't require a mill. or, a budget project to build a jig for milling on my lathe
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This was a pretty simple build just using what was available.
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/a-vertical-slide-for-a-9x20-lathe.49724/
I dont have any drawings but it should be easy to alter to fit your lathe.
There are also heaps of vertical slides showing builds on youtube.
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/a-vertical-slide-for-a-9x20-lathe.49724/
I dont have any drawings but it should be easy to alter to fit your lathe.
There are also heaps of vertical slides showing builds on youtube.
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I always thought this would make a pretty simple project that didn't involve a lot of other machines. It's a surface gauge.
I picked it up a while back just cause I thought it was cool and unique looking. Actually I thought it was an oil can when I first spied it, but whatever. I think it's pretty old, and it may well have been a kind of "apprentice piece" just by looking at it. No maker name anywhere. However I digress -- as you can see it's almost all lathe work. One small key way to cut, but you can do that on the lathe too. It's quite a clever design, turning the larger knurled collar raises the stem so it's the equivalent of a fine adjust. Stands about 12" tall with a 3" diameter base.
Don't care for that? Machinist jacks are another perennial favourite. Not just useful on a mill either, they come in handy for spacing the sliding jaw when you're holding short stock in a vise.
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I picked it up a while back just cause I thought it was cool and unique looking. Actually I thought it was an oil can when I first spied it, but whatever. I think it's pretty old, and it may well have been a kind of "apprentice piece" just by looking at it. No maker name anywhere. However I digress -- as you can see it's almost all lathe work. One small key way to cut, but you can do that on the lathe too. It's quite a clever design, turning the larger knurled collar raises the stem so it's the equivalent of a fine adjust. Stands about 12" tall with a 3" diameter base.
Don't care for that? Machinist jacks are another perennial favourite. Not just useful on a mill either, they come in handy for spacing the sliding jaw when you're holding short stock in a vise.
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And here it is put to good use, (recently)
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/repairing-a-keyway-question.52734/#post-440191
If you search I am sure you will find more...
Cheers Phil
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You say HU "I'm just honestly looking for projects (cool or not) I can do on a lathe. that don't require a mill. or, a budget project to build a jig for milling on my lathe", you may therefore be interested in my milling head for the lathe which is detailed on my website. Rather more than a jig but it can all be made using just a lathe.
Details of the project, which includes design drawings and suggested manufacturing methods, can be found on my website here http://www.homews.co.uk/page158.html There is also a link on that page to a video showing it being used.
Another article shows it being used to build a stationary steam enging which will give you a good idea as to what it can achieve. See here http://www.homews.co.uk/page177.html
There are also on the website, nine projects for the lathe only workshop. For details of these see the website index http://www.homews.co.uk/page465.html
Harold Hall
Details of the project, which includes design drawings and suggested manufacturing methods, can be found on my website here http://www.homews.co.uk/page158.html There is also a link on that page to a video showing it being used.
Another article shows it being used to build a stationary steam enging which will give you a good idea as to what it can achieve. See here http://www.homews.co.uk/page177.html
There are also on the website, nine projects for the lathe only workshop. For details of these see the website index http://www.homews.co.uk/page465.html
Harold Hall
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Holy crap, Mr. Hall! I have several of your books, sir.
Thank you for the ideas!
Thank you for the ideas!