rob_b's Little Lathe Rebuild

[MTHead]

Originally Posted by rob_b

Perfect fit! Thanks MThead you do great work

Now I can start putting it all back together. Wish I had the day off, I'm ready to made some parts

Looking good

Thanks man!!

[Robbob]

Looking good, hope the sand storms are over for ya out there.


When should I send my gears :mrgr een:

[rob_b]

For real, it didn't help that when the big one rolled through the door was open and when I finally went out to clean up another on hit I'm going to have the wife sew up a cover for it soon. Probably a little ways off on being able to to the gears. I think they will require a custom ground tool which in of itself is no big deal other than the fact that I don't have the blanks or the proper wheel for the grinder. Did I mention the need for more tools yet? Really the next step should be a proper bench to work from. I'm thinking about a 40" table height would work well for me, it would put the dials slightly lower than my elbow while standing. Question for you guys with these "bench top" machines do you prefer standing or sitting?

[gunnar]

Originally Posted by rob_b

Question for you guys with these "bench top" machines do you prefer standing or sitting?

I have a steel table about 42" high. I prefer standing when I work, but for sitting, I use a barstool/high chair.

Garage is a mess, but here's a pic:

[rob_b]

This is way too much fun...

Just for kicks I beveled some berg tube flanges. When I get some 8* knuckles and C's I'll finish the other end.




Also tried my hand at boring. I did the pocket +.003" which was the result of putting a little clearance on a number I already had clearance on. But hey at least the bearing doesn't get stuck!

[Almighty Malach]

For wrenching, I like to sit on a bar stool. Using any kind of power tool, stand up so you can get the hell away from flying objects that get shot out.

[rob_b]

Originally Posted by Almighty Malach

stand up so you can get the hell away from flying objects

That's great advice

[Crawling Calvin]

Thought of putting the mill in a box {up on something if your running coolant} and using that to help contain the chips and stuff Its amazing what a difference coolant makes {Kool 77} when cutting steel and aluminum on my Sherline