Do you guys want to talk machining here?

[wdchyd]

Jake,

the coolant is 95% water and 5% water soluable oil.....very little oil so the parts are cleaned easily......the lathe has a tank to recirculate and it lasts for several years till I have to replace it

Yes, that is a welding positioner.......adjustable from horiz to vert, variable speed with on/off foot pedal.....all made with surplus stuff except for the steel frame materials and casters

 

[wdchyd]

Beautifull work Dennis..!!

Do you have a video of it working?

 

[jake98]

Jake,

the coolant is 95% water and 5% water soluable oil

no issues with machine rust or anything? that's an amazing amount of cooling, you can see there'd be no heat there.

 

[wdchyd]

no issues with machine rust or anything? that's an amazing amount of cooling, you can see there'd be no heat there.

Heat is the enemy of machine work when trying to push the envelope of crashing carbide cutting bits and dimensional distortion......time is money, if the same work can be done in less time then production wins....

The water-soluable oil is tweeked to a 5% to 10% ratio and no machine rusting.......theoretically the machining could be done with 100% water but the machine would suffer from rust............Hence the oil

 

[troutsqueezer]

Beautifull work Dennis..!!

Do you have a video of it working?

Thanks guys. Here's a link:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFcnx-YnKIA]Elmer's 45 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Redneck in training]

Show us your shop. Pleeeezzz.

 

[jake98]

Never thought I'd see a fish fart... guess that explains those bubbles. :laughing:

 

[troutsqueezer]

Show us your shop. Pleeeezzz.

I didn't intend to steal this thread. My apologies to the OP.

I do have a shop tour on YouTube. Just Google "Trout's Shed Tour" and you will find it. It's just a hobby shop.

-dennis

 

[SPYDERLK]

Looks like you are ready to start makin' chips! Having had access to a Bridgeport mill and a Southbend lathe in the past, I often find a need for one in the present. There's only so much one can do with a drill press.

Maybe a separate TBN forum for machining - similar to the one for welding - would kick start some discussions.

When I got my bench mill I had to use my drill press to modify it for longer quill travel -- let it move upward 0.6" further.
...Dont know why related topics couldnt handle it along with post title. Forum proliferation is huge.
larry

 

[jake98]

I didn't intend to steal this thread. My apologies to the OP.


-dennis

Don't be silly, that's what we're all here for..

Anybody know a rule of thumb for how much you can hog out at one cut? Is it as long as the chip size is right, you can take as much as the power will allow?