Lathe making
Adam Ross
Gingery book on
this subject, and would like to know if this is the best. Also, what is
the approximate cost
of such an undertaking? thanks
ppierce
Get the whole series by Gingery, about $60. Great reading even if you
are
not (like me) going to build the lathe (or other machines) the last
book (#6)
covers making accessories for the lathe. See Lindsay.
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Brian Hornaday
Adam Ross wrote in message <36B925EF...@netgsi.com>...
>I am interested in finding out how to make a lathe. I have heard of the
>Gingery book on
I agree with Paul, buy the entire set (I did). I finished a modified
version of the foundry, I have read the lathe book about 4 times and
produced several patterns. One major advantage you have in building a
Gingery lathe is the wealth of knowledge on the group. There are rocky
parts in the building that everyone seems to hit, and those who have gone
before can really save you some time and a lot of frustration. IMO once you
complete the lathe, you have a machine and knowledge that can be used to
produce something more sophisticated.
Regards,
Brian
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Kathy and Erich Coiner
this quest.
IF you have the time and the sticktoitivity it takes, GO FOR IT.
Erich
Adam Ross wrote in message <36B925EF...@netgsi.com>...
>I am interested in finding out how to make a lathe. I have heard of the
>Gingery book on
WilliamK
Adam Ross <a...@netgsi.com> wrote:
> I am interested in finding out how to make a lathe. I have heard of the
> Gingery book on
> this subject, and would like to know if this is the best. Also, what is
> the approximate cost
> of such an undertaking? thanks
>
whole Gingery series is worth getting.
The cost actually depends on how many tools your already have and how well you
can scrounge for materials. I purchased some large diameter drills and
measuring instruments to make the job faster and easier.
I find the Gingery lathe to be a usefull tool but being aluminum it is not as
rigid as a commercially available lathe. For example, I find that the
compound slide deflects when I try to take a heavy cut. All that means is
that you need to take light cuts.
If you want more information, visit my website:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/williamk/
Someday I'll update my web page with current pictures.
Hope this helps.
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ldk...@home.com
perhaps $200 CAD on the Gingery Lathe. Here is a partial list in
no particular order off the top of my head :
way steel, gibs - $35
shaft stock - $15
ram blank - $20 (2)
motor - $25 (surplus 2 hp DC)
motor control - $25 (sub for countershaft ass'y)
hardware - $ 25 (threaded rod, bolts, shaft collars)
bearings - $ 10 (various temporary pieces included)
patterns - $ 10 ('free' wood, screws, sandpaper, glue)
This does not include aluminum (which I scrounge),
fuel ($2 per casting average), or any other casting
related expenses (you'll need various flasks, sand,
and of course a furnace).
The cost in time ? I'm not sure I can count that high.
Put it this way, my motivation for the last year or so
comes from thinking that once this damned lathe is done (97%)
I can get at the shaper, and once that's done, the amount
of file work on rough castings will decrease enormously !
dave
Kathy and Erich Coiner wrote:
>
> The cost in dollars will be minimal. But you will spend hundreds of hours on
> this quest.
> IF you have the time and the sticktoitivity it takes, GO FOR IT.
>
> Erich
>
> Adam Ross wrote in message <36B925EF...@netgsi.com>...
Bob & Marilyn Tonkins
You're to be commended for this breakdown. This is the first REAL cost
study on the cast-and-machine-it lathes I've see on the NG. When you
factor in cost of flasks, foundry equipment, including sand and cost of
the Gingery book, you must be talking a real investment of at least
$400! Still not horrible for a 5" swing lathe, but miles away from the
next-to-nothing hype.
Of course you can't discount the satisfaction . . . except at the bank.
I'd still be interested in at least taking a gander (buying the
book[s]), but I'd be going into it with eyes WIDER open.
Bob T
***
Tony Jeffree
<bton...@cmc.net> wrote:
>Dave,
> You're to be commended for this breakdown. This is the first REAL cost
>study on the cast-and-machine-it lathes I've see on the NG. When you
>factor in cost of flasks, foundry equipment, including sand and cost of
>the Gingery book, you must be talking a real investment of at least
>$400! Still not horrible for a 5" swing lathe, but miles away from the
>next-to-nothing hype.
>Of course you can't discount the satisfaction . . . except at the bank.
>I'd still be interested in at least taking a gander (buying the
>book[s]), but I'd be going into it with eyes WIDER open.
>Bob T
>***
Sounds like another proof of the law of conservation of free lunches
(which states that the number of free lunches is constant, & the value
of the constant is zero).
Regards,
Tony
ppierce
>
> Bob & Marilyn Tonkins wrote:
> >
> > Dave,
> ......but miles away from the
> > next-to-nothing hype.
>
> Yes, well, to be honest, it has really cost me around $10 per month
> : )
> ....... on the carriage (I'll bring that monthly
> payment down yet).
Well it is Yours, and I assume paid for. What more could you ask.
Lot of value in that thought.... Congratulations, you've got something
many of us don't, stick-to-it ness. Me, I just read about it and look
at Joe Lawton's at PRIME...
ldk...@home.com
>
> Dave,
> study on the cast-and-machine-it lathes I've see on the NG. When you
> factor in cost of flasks, foundry equipment, including sand and cost of
> the Gingery book, you must be talking a real investment of at least
> next-to-nothing hype.
Yes, well, to be honest, it has really cost me around $10 per month
: )
And it's a 7.1" swing, at least mine is. Perhaps 13" c-c.
And tonight it did its first ever turning between centers,
the bell cap for the tailstock. Worked out very nicely too.
The tailstock bore is 0.750" (I now own a nice reamer BTW, $30
tooling ...)
and the cap ended up 0.748". Good enough, considering the poor
machine has no hand wheels on the carriage (I'll bring that monthly
payment down yet).
dave