So I have some progress on my Lathe.Checking if everything fits and then to get it to work.Next week it is going to get a stand waiting for laser cutting.Now if only the Rand can drop then I can bring in a spindle.

Only with a Mechmate
 

I did these for a client recently Wine wall with 240 / 12 mm dia holes took 4 hours with a 6 mm cutter at 5 mm/sec feed rate.

Table legs thanks to MM.

Ek dog jy het van die aarde afgeval... hoekom is jou prentjies so klein, is jy dan skaam om te wys?? :-)

How is your progress on the lathe?

those ply boxes looks fantastic... what program you use to make them...
or any tutorial iam interested on the proccess

3 in 1 Lathe
 

I love it. The 3 in 1 Lathe. That was my first metal working machine.
mine is painted to match the Chinese military convoy, but it is a great machine. I turned metal stamping dies for Zenith Ch750 wing sections.
Lots of fun and great memories. But I love my new Grizzly G4003G.
best of luck, really like your gear reduction drive.

Alan I am still alive but why don`t you answer your phone!:confused:
I am busy assembling the lathe.I got my water cooled spindle last week last Hiwin bearings was delivered yesterday and it was painted Wednesday.will put some pic`s soon.And I forgot to mention that it has some legs also.
Fernando, the boxes happens with a cad drawing and midnight hours when I can`t sleep.

Telkom up to their tricks again, then we have service, then we dont :mad: Did you try the cell phone?

I only have the cell no.

Lathe with legs
 

some progress pic`s. Hope I get some time to assemble it

Things still to get or the Lathe
1.F/drive for spindle from Greg
2. some cable chain
3.Transformer x 1
4.Spindle Bracket ( on order)
5 Some switches
then I can start playing:D

some more progress
 

I got the cable chain it sits where it should be limit switches are installed

laser cutting or plasma ?
 

I got my spindle mount brackets and fitted them to the spindle perfect fit.The question is which is better laser or plasma brackets are 16 mm thick steel

for 18mm, & for spindle bracket. I would strongly suggest milling. both laser & air plasma will have sloped cut & it will be noticeable when use as a spindle clamp.

I ordered a spindle and a vfd from Chai (linearmotionbearings) and for a 26$ more got a spindle mount, solid alu
some ideas for future :)

Danilo, yes I could have ordered one but the shipping cost to my side is more than the product itself .I got 2 sets of those brackets for R 300 .00 ( $30 for 2 sets ).to mill it out of alu would have taken me time plus the cost.

One option for the future is to have them laser cut with the spindle hole slightly undersized and just have that bored out to suit the spindle - cheaper than milling the whole bracket but still giving an accurate "hole" to clamp the spindle.

You can try U-bolt if you don't feel like doing any machining.

z-SLIDE DONE
 

My z-slide is done now to neaten up wiring and to start this baby up.

Looks very impressive. Lets see some saw dust!
Gooi daai switch en laat ons sien wat hy kan doen.

Wragtig pragtig.. Hoop hy werk so goed soos hy lyk. :D

Translate
 

care to translate for us gringos

Really beautiful... hope it works as good as it looks. :D (the big grin is the same in both languages :) )

Appreciate the translation
 

Thanks ... I guessed as much, but this o'l Texan has trouble decypering English, since Texan is my first language, and others really aludeme.

Appreciate it, You All. (long form of y'all, being different from all of you :) )

We will see next week, I am in plett busy moving my container with my machines back to JHB.

my first test leg
 

So I had time to complete my stand alone lathe.After many wasted material this is what I came up with.I must say this is one huge challenge.

It also takes ages to turn so now it is time to figure out the shortest route to make a rounding blank and the rough cut.

I like how you implemented that on a lathe body. Are you pleased with the outcome so far.

Looking good :) How about a YouTube video of it in operation!

Pete,Yes I am pleased but there is a huge learning curve waiting.I need to sort out a couple of things still.( dead stops,some more motor tuning,get the z-axis square to the project it is cutting ) the z- axis is smooth the rotary axis / y-axis is sorted it is only the x-axis that needs some more work.

Steve ,will be soon.