Cool Beginner projects on lathe - The Home Shop Machinist
Beginners projects - there is a pdf by the Connecticut Dept of Ed. called Machine Shop Projects for the Beginner that has some good projects in it. I've lost the link to it, but if you PM me your email address, I can send you a copy. Another easy and valuable project is …
Cool Beginner projects on lathe - The Home Shop Machinist
The book "Lathework - A Complete Course" by Harold Hall gives plans and step by step guidance for several projects (precision cylindrical square, precision taper, hole gauges, screw jack, etc.) It may not be "A Complete Course" but you will know a lot more about your lathe after you do the projects than when you started. I recommend it.
New beginner lathe questions - The Home Shop Machinist
Lathe bits are widely available from machining hobby stores like Grizzly or Busy Bee. Expect to pay a premium of up to 300% for the preground ones over the plain blanks. There are several How to books that cover most lathe operations from …
Craftsman / Atlas 101 lathes - The Home Shop Machinist
2006年1月21日 · My first lathe was an Atlas 6 x 18 and was great for a beginner to learn on. If this lathe is in good condition, and has all the accessories you mention and they don't ask an outrageous price for it, by all means grab it and learn all you can on it. It will be a GREAT teacher. Learn to listen to it!
Sterling Engine Plans - The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's …
2013年6月13日 · I learned a lot from reading here and some other sites, also from working on this project and others during the last half year. I did install a DRO on the lathe and mill and have found that it makes a world of difference in ease of use and accuracy. Here are a few pictures of the parts that are finished for the sterling engine. Power Cylinder
Rebuilding a Craftsman 109.21270 lathe - The Home Shop …
2012年1月21日 · The lathe does have V ways, reversing feed, and a decent Imperial threading capability, which many small lathes do not I first used mine many years ago to make fork tube straightening blocks. I bolted a drilled 4"x4"x4" aluminum block to the faceplate and used a 3/8" drill bit clamped in the toolpost for a boring bar to bore the hole out to ...
Old Atlas lathe (how much to offer) - The Home Shop Machinist ...
One of the advantages of the Atlas/Craftsman is that a beginner can move it without a rigger. Heavy lathes are great until you have to move one. Regarding getting a better lathe, the next new lathe that's slam-dunk better (that you also won't outgrow) will cost $2,500 before shipping. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot in the middle.
help needed on 9x20 lathe - The Home Shop Machinist
2013年11月4日 · It is functional. The pin will also make a nice beginner project to make on your lathe once the rest is sorted out. A quick and effective way to clean the leadscrew is to use a piece of string--like ordinary kite string type. Cut off a good 12-18" length of string. Start the lathe with the gearing engaged so the leadscrew is turning.
Brand New LittleMachineShop Lathe Owner - The Home Shop …
2021年12月16日 · Generally lathe feeds are set in inches per revolution, such as .020" IPR for 3" diameter steel parts when roughing, depending on finish requirements a good number is .004-.008" IPR for finishing at this size..
Mini lathe upgrades - The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's …
2017年7月26日 · Dave Fenner series in Model Engineers' Workshop (Dec 2007 thru Dec 2008) or as a book The Mini Lathe, Dave Fenner Tee Publishing (#43 in Workshop Practice Series) Mini Lathe Tools & Projects, #48 (author/publisher as above) Ted Hansen's long-running series, Additions & Modifications to a Mini-lathe, in HSM