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Kyle gets the mini lathe home....
Bob Fry wrote:
"Dan" == Dan writes: Dan There are videos on Dan youtube that show one how to do basic work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGszB...eature=related Metal forming on a lathe is a beautiful thing. Somewhere on youtube-- perhaps the same fellow as the above link--is how to make an aluminum aircraft spinner from a flat aluminum circle. Truly an art form. They make it look easy. I wonder how much practice it takes to get that good. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:58:30 -0400, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote: "Stealth Pilot" wrote in message .. . Kyle gets the mini lathe home and then what??? I got a new mini-lathe? Cool!! Um, where did I put it? Anyone seen a mini-lathe around here? Actually, I wish I already had one. I need to fabricate a prop balancing rig and a mini-lathe would be the ideal tool to make the little fittings I need. Fortunately, I have buddies who DO have lathes, so all I need to do is sketch out what I need and I can probably get the part made in a day or so... :-) it was hypothetical. just preparing you for that initial little log jamb that some never get over. seriously though I wouldnt recommend anything smaller than a South Bend, although there is a lot of good work done on Myfords they have a swing limitation on larger work. Stealth Pilot |
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Dan wrote:
A big lathe can do tiny work also, but it's not a warm fuzzy feeling to turn a small object next a huge chuck. If it was up to me I'd have one of each. The machine shop at Eglin AFB had lathe with something like a 4 foot bed. I never asked what they used it for. A show on television showed a lathe turning a drive shaft for an aircraft carrier. Now that was a tad too large for me. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired The problem with small pieces on a big lathe is spinning them fast enough to get a good surface finish. I had an employee with a sherline lathe and mill that we set up in the lab at work. I used to tease him about the fact that I could chuck his whole rig up in either one of my big lathes. None the less, I used his lathe at work quite often to get a number of our jobs done. After a while he was ribbing me when he noticed me bringing small jobs into work to do on his lathe since it was so mush easier and more pleasant. Even though I already had three lathes, I bought a Chinese mini lathe for small parts for my shop. I also bought a really small lathe that I could pack in a suitcase and take with me on extended business trips. Actually built a small steam engine in a hotel room with it. Charles. |
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Charles Vincent wrote:
Dan wrote: A big lathe can do tiny work also, but it's not a warm fuzzy feeling to turn a small object next a huge chuck. If it was up to me I'd have one of each. The machine shop at Eglin AFB had lathe with something like a 4 foot bed. I never asked what they used it for. A show on television showed a lathe turning a drive shaft for an aircraft carrier. Now that was a tad too large for me. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired The problem with small pieces on a big lathe is spinning them fast enough to get a good surface finish. I had an employee with a sherline lathe and mill that we set up in the lab at work. I used to tease him about the fact that I could chuck his whole rig up in either one of my big lathes. None the less, I used his lathe at work quite often to get a number of our jobs done. After a while he was ribbing me when he noticed me bringing small jobs into work to do on his lathe since it was so mush easier and more pleasant. Even though I already had three lathes, I bought a Chinese mini lathe for small parts for my shop. I also bought a really small lathe that I could pack in a suitcase and take with me on extended business trips. Actually built a small steam engine in a hotel room with it. Charles. I wasn't trying to make an "either or" comparison. If I had the space I'd get a decent sized lathe and keep my little one. I'm not looking forward to spending my son's inheritance on up tooling for a bigger lathe. Not that I really need a 10 inch 6 independent jaw chuck anyway. OK, "need" might be the incorrect word, is it OK to say I want to be the first kid on my block with one? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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"Charles Vincent" wrote Even though I already had three lathes, I bought a Chinese mini lathe for small parts for my shop. I also bought a really small lathe that I could pack in a suitcase and take with me on extended business trips. Actually built a small steam engine in a hotel room with it. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the perfect illustration of how far down the rabbit hole that a lathe can draw a person. "Oh, the humanity!" Nice story, Charles, but really, seek help. There is no know cure for your illness, but it can be controlled! g -- Jim in NC |
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Morgans wrote:
"Charles Vincent" wrote Even though I already had three lathes, I bought a Chinese mini lathe for small parts for my shop. I also bought a really small lathe that I could pack in a suitcase and take with me on extended business trips. Actually built a small steam engine in a hotel room with it. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the perfect illustration of how far down the rabbit hole that a lathe can draw a person. "Oh, the humanity!" Nice story, Charles, but really, seek help. There is no know cure for your illness, but it can be controlled! g Contact Lathes Anonymous - "My name is Dan and I am a lathe-aholic..." Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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"Dan" wrote Contact Lathes Anonymous - "My name is Dan and I am a lathe-aholic..." " My name is Jim, and it has been 17 days since I laid tool steel to metal on a lathe." g -- Jim in NC |
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On Aug 20, 12:37 am, "Morgans" wrote:
"Dan" wrote Contact Lathes Anonymous - "My name is Dan and I am a lathe-aholic..." " My name is Jim, and it has been 17 days since I laid tool steel to metal on a lathe." g -- Jim in NC The smell of machine preservative oil is what does it to me. You know, that odor that pervades the places that sell machine tools. Makes me want to pull out my wallet. Kids can sniff glue; I need Cosmoline or whatever it's called. I wonder if there's an aerosol can with that smell that I can spray in my car and office? Dan |
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wrote The smell of machine preservative oil is what does it to me. You know, that odor that pervades the places that sell machine tools. Makes me want to pull out my wallet. Kids can sniff glue; I need Cosmoline or whatever it's called. I wonder if there's an aerosol can with that smell that I can spray in my car and office? Huummm, there probably is a pretty small market for such a product, but I like your idea. After all, even if the aerosol "machine smell in a can" was very expensive compared to other "smell in a can" products, it would still be many magnitudes cheaper than coming home with a new lathe, every time you picked up on some of the "lathe smell." g -- Jim in NC |
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Morgans wrote:
wrote The smell of machine preservative oil is what does it to me. You know, that odor that pervades the places that sell machine tools. Makes me want to pull out my wallet. Kids can sniff glue; I need Cosmoline or whatever it's called. I wonder if there's an aerosol can with that smell that I can spray in my car and office? Huummm, there probably is a pretty small market for such a product, but I like your idea. After all, even if the aerosol "machine smell in a can" was very expensive compared to other "smell in a can" products, it would still be many magnitudes cheaper than coming home with a new lathe, every time you picked up on some of the "lathe smell." g That reminds me of the scene in "Police Academy" Where Tackleberry is getting ready for a date and is asked if he's applying cologne. He responds "no, gun oil." Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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