Re: howto or help
I think there are two pulleys in the center, one is connected to the shaft, one is loose on the shaft. A flat belt would be shifted from one to the other to either drive the shaft or not.
Brian
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Brian VanDragt
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Re: howto or help
Presuming it’s the big green wheel you want to drive, replace the black stone on the other side with a pulley or a direct connection to the shaft. I have a similar arbor at home, although it does
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Bruce J
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Re: A new (and slightly off) topic
Generally, you never want to machine wood on metal lathes and mills.? This is the "common" advice.? It is true that there is a rather high risk of rust as wood, unlike metal chips, contains
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Charles Kinzer
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Re: howto or help
here? the image
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Jacques Savard
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howto or help
A-
I ahve this? vintage? setup
I put some? grinder? disk? put? tooo? large? for? my? normal? use
I? put? al x6? to male a kind? of? wheel
advise? is? it? good? or? a? bad?
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Jacques Savard
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Re: A new (and slightly off) topic
I have turned wood and Trex on my mini lathe.
I have also machined wood and Trex on my mini mill.
You are only limited by your imagination.
Regards,
John Mattis (retired mechanical
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John Mattis
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Re: A new (and slightly off) topic
Messy but certainly doable.
Just consider you won't be getting a nice finish from machining. If that is
required, then some sanding will be in order and there goes, at least, some
of your desired
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mario mohl
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Re: A new (and slightly off) topic
Much to the horror of many, I have used both my mini-lathe & mini-mill to cut wood.
Works fine.
The only problem you’ll have is the sawdust sticks to the oil making it a bit hard to clean
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Tony Smith
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Re: Cutting with rotating cutter
Nice work @johannes!? I had built something similar to your lathe/mill attachment, but I see some details in your mod that I'm going to incorporate into mine.? I like the idea of the plinth block.?
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flyfishingdude9@...
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A new (and slightly off) topic
?Dear Gentlemen,
1. If you feel this is too far off the topics generally covered, then may I ask you to simply delete it. I do not want to generate a lot of wasted time and effort on is/is not
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DAVID WILLIAMS
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Re: Here list of charts & Tables
The first thing tested was my lathe bedways .
I forgot to say the reason for small ball so test thiner materials.
But out looking for materials a large ball is harder to lose. It happens a lot.
*So
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davesmith1800
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Re: Here list of charts & Tables
*Here is one on Hardness tester*
*I like because leave no marks on new parts.*
*Shows how built*
*This Closeup of the scale .*
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davesmith1800
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Cutting with rotating cutter
My picture disappeared someplace, so I send it again.
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/johannes
Mexico
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Johannes
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Re: Cutting with rotating cutter
After some hours setting up the equipment , ready to do the new cutting with leadscrew, (Thanks to Roy,) I did something XXXXXXX
Ok, so it is to be a lathe operator.
However, I tested it on
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Johannes
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Re: Milling Attachment on mini lathe
Great idea
I am planing that
I have? aluminum bar stock and bearings planing on putting a large dial on at same time.? The new cross feed screw is exta long so I can adjust for bearings.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: Milling Attachment on mini lathe
*Mill ATTACHMENT on workbench.*
*Dave*
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davesmith1800
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Re: Milling Attachment on mini lathe
Ya can smooth that thing up some by installing a thrust bearing &
washers under the dial .
animal
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mike allen
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Milling Attachment on mini lathe
*I am put a Milling Attachment on mini lathe that post photos there milling attachment.*
*I have a new copy of Tiag type milling attachment. From Walmart.? Look how did on Littlemachineshop.com.?
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davesmith1800
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Re: Cutting with rotating cutter
That was my instant thought as well. Something like this: https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/%5Bmetal-lathe%5D-indexing-plate-cranck-41391
It won’t work as a crank AND dividing head for your use
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Bruce J
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Re: Cutting with rotating cutter
Yes Ellis
I have made many disk with holes, however they are not precise enough.
So now I have 1502 x 2 steps to help me.
1/2 mm is also a step.
Johannes Lavoll.
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Johannes
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