tjhowseI am doing #lathe crimes and there's nobody here to stop me.
Turns out I don't need to buy a carbide endmill after all!
Laurent FRANCOISEJ'ai fait un premier adaptateur LR44 vers PX640 avec le tour. L'état de surface de l'intérieur n'est pas parfait mais ça fonctionnera quand même.
Il faut en faire un deuxième. Demain !
#lathe #vintagecameras
Il faut en faire un deuxième. Demain !
#lathe #vintagecameras
HackadayOne Sailing Pulley To Rule Them All
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#TransportationHacks #Aluminum #Block #Cad #Cnc #Lathe #Line #Milling #Nylon #Opensource #Polymer #Pulley #Rope #Sailing
#TransportationHacks #Aluminum #Block #Cad #Cnc #Lathe #Line #Milling #Nylon #Opensource #Polymer #Pulley #Rope #Sailing
It turns out that a great tool for modifying my #lathe is itself.
I'm having a great time making these little videos as I lean stuff about machining. It's a fun journey.
Buying correct tooling is for suckers
I have a #pakige en route from Aliexpress. It's a DRO for my lathe. After placing the order I messaged the seller with the dimensions of the rails I need to fit my lathe. This was the process defined in the product listing. However the seller never acknowledged my message, so I fear I'm going to receive DRO sensor rails the wrong size for my #lathe 😬
New #lathe bits arrived! A chuck adaptor plate so I can mount my old 4-jaw chuck on my new lathe, a quick change toolpost, and a set of tool holders. The toolpost is about triple the size of the QCTP on my old lathe. Hefty!
Just ordered some bronze round bar. Time to see what all the fuss is about.
I bought some impossibly cheap endmills from Jeff and the results might surprise you!
Or maybe not. They were pretty good. Better than I expected.
Also using a lathe as a mill is bonkers.
Milling on the lathe to modify my toolpost
My new #lathe is in! Only mild peril was involved in getting it out of the crate and onto my workbench.
