Lathe Ways Form

Lathe Ways Form

I used some polymorph (black) to capture the shape of the SIEG 7xN mini-lathe ways, then oiled it and used...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2008

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Raw materials

Raw materials

Here are the raw materials for the lathe carriage stop (as currently designed). From the top, there's the...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2008

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Optical Punch

Optical Punch

One of my first home projects, whilst I was getting familiar with the lathe and mill, was this optical...

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2008

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Optical Punch

Optical Punch

Another view of the punch,under a flash.

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2008

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Optical Punch

Optical Punch

Here you can see how the punch works. One of the optics has a cross-hair, and the other has a 'bubble'...

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2008

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Optical Punch

Optical Punch

The bottom of the punch. As you can see, only one hole completely penetrates. After taking this photo I...

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Uploaded on Aug 14, 2008

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Optical Punch

Optical Punch

Another view of the punch with all the parts seated for storage.

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Uploaded on Aug 14, 2008

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Optical Punch

Optical Punch

Another view of the three business parts of the punch.

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Uploaded on Aug 14, 2008

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Electric crucible?

Electric crucible?

This was in a box of random electro-mechanical bits and pieces I picked up from a surplus place. I think...

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Uploaded on Jul 8, 2008

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Radius cutter

Radius cutter

I'm making an optical punch for practice (see John Moran's page), but I don't -- yet -- have a radius cutter...

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Uploaded on Jul 7, 2008

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Lathe axis reference

Lathe axis reference

This shows the travel nut for the alignment fixture, as well as the top and bottom locking nuts for it.

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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008

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Lathe axis reference

Lathe axis reference

This is a tool for the lathe, but was mostly made on the mill. I don't know why, but I kinda went overboard...

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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008

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Lathe axis reference

Lathe axis reference

Here you can see the brass knob locking the rider in place on the base, the stand locked to the rider, and the front of the fixture.

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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008

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Boring bar adapter

Boring bar adapter

Boring bar adapter. 0.5" O.D., 0.375" I.D. Mates my 3/8" boring bars with my 1/2"...

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Uploaded on Jun 25, 2008

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Arbor and slitting saw

Arbor and slitting saw

Here's the arbor with a 3" diameter 0.0625" slitting saw mounted.

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Uploaded on Jun 25, 2008

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0.5" arbor

0.5" arbor

I needed something to let me mount a diamond saw with a 0.5" shank hole, and it seemed like a good...

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Uploaded on Jun 25, 2008

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Apron chip guard

Apron chip guard

As have so many others before me, I machined a chip guard to keep swarf out of the carriage handwheel...

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Uploaded on Jun 25, 2008

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Mini-mill DRO problems

Mini-mill DRO problems

Showing the narrowing left-to-right gap between the table and the scale. The encoder would bind before reaching the right-hand end.

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Uploaded on May 28, 2008

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