With the headstock done, the book suggests turning down 3″ of the temporary spindle / boring bar to 1/2″ diameter, such that it could be used as an arbor to machine the leadscrew drive pulleys. A left handed turning tool … Continue reading
With the motor controller & driver working as expected, it was time to cast, bore and mount the headstock. I initially wanted to design the headstock for roller bearings, but quickly realized that without the proper tools to bore a … Continue reading
With my foundry setup, and some experience casting basic patterns under my belt, it was time for me to start work on the Gingery Lathe. At this point in time I had read quite a bit from the Gingery Machines … Continue reading
I really wanted to get into hobby robotics, however it quickly became apparent that I would need some machine tools to build the parts for the robots. Instead of buying a cheap lathe, I began researching some possible ways of … Continue reading
So since these areas aren’t as dense I’m going to recap them all in one post here. I’ll follow the same format as the woodworking recap, and list each project with some photos and a summary of what was done, … Continue reading
