I love my Lathe

Padrig · Post by **Padrig** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:30 am

I just turned some arbor extensions for my buffer on the lathe.

Did I say I love my lathe?

Pad

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:39 am

De la Machinist.... No?......

Samuel · Post by **Samuel** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:15 am

tool envy...

I used to make vervelles from clampin a 3/8 drill in a vise and filing away on barstock.... ( not a smaat move but it does the job)

does it drag the motor much?

( need to do the same to my buffer when I get it set up)

Padrig · Post by **Padrig** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:42 am

Oui Hal, Le Machiniste!

Samuel, it works the same as the motor arbor. No vibrating or dragging. If you ever get a chance to buy a lathe, even a small one, you will love it.

Pad

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:18 am

Le Machinist,

A good project for the lathe is an adapter, that will adapt the 5/8" - 11 threads of the grinder motor to a 1/2" or bigger drill chuck.

Samuel mentioning putting the drill in the vice reminds me of what I used to do.

A big course file works wonders on brass.
Just keep the end off of the chuck. Once in a machine shop a guy was filing on the metal. The tip of the file caught the spinning chuck . He did not have a handle on the file ether.

The lathe shot the file like a spear thrust on an unarmed peasant. A sucking chest wound. Not a pretty sight. I will tell you about my finger getting sewed back on sometime. Damn just thinking it about it makes it hurt all over again......

Have fun.....

Hal