Subject: plans for miniature lathe

From: [email-masked] (Keith J. Clark)
Date: 22 Sep 1996 20:27:40 GMT

I am looking for blueprints for a miniature lathe and milling machine 
that I could make myself.  Anyone know of a source?

Keith

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From: Reginald barron <[email-masked]>
Date: 23 Sep 1996 22:46:25 GMT

>that I could make myself.  Anyone know of a source?

For a really low tech homemade (but very clever) one for
"light duty" miniatures the one by Nigel Cliffe and Peter
Clarkof the 2mm association (model trains) looks pretty good.
Try

 http://phoenix.bath.ac.uk/~justinw/two_mm/fonly/fonlypt1.html

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Rayner)
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 04:38:54 GMT

Model Engineer Magazine also has plans for homemade lathes.
During World War 2, Popular Mechanics Press published a book, called " 
Forty Power Tools You Can Make" witha mini lathe in it.

-- 
Steve.

**************  BE ALERT, THE WORLD NEEDS MORE LERTS ************************

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From: [email-masked] (Ron Ginger)
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 21:06:16 LOCAL

>>that I could make myself.  Anyone know of a source?

MODELTEC magazine ran a 2 part series in the Aug and Sept, 1988 issues on a 
very nicely designed small lathe. The lathe had been designed as a project for 
a college machine tool technology course. All the machinig steps were 
detailed, and it looks to bea very workable tool.

The bed ways are made from precision ground square stock. It is mounted on 
edge, so you wind up with Vways, but easy to make. It would require a lathe 
and mill to build.

Ron Ginger
my signature is http://www.ultranet.com/~ginger

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From: Don Stauffer <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:23:53 -0500

> --
> Steve.
> 
> **************  BE ALERT, THE WORLD NEEDS MORE LERTS ************************Yes!  The model makers lathe in that Popular Mechanics book is a gem!  I had one almost completed a few years ago 
when I got my Sherline.  I haven't worked on it since.  The only power tool I used was an electric drill mounted 
in a drill press stand.  The project is staged so that you build the ways and headstock first, after which you 
can use that for building the rest. 

In fact, that whole book was a super one.  If you can get ahold of a copy, it is super.
-- 
Don Stauffer in Minneapolis

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From: [email-masked] (joe)
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 02:50:42 GMT

>Forty Power Tools You Can Make" witha mini lathe in it.

I think the lathe article appeared in the January 1945 issue.

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From: kuhncw <[email-masked]>
Date: 26 Sep 1996 03:34:37 GMT

The book "Building a Small Lathe" by L.C. Mason, describes construction 
of a very nice looking little back gear flat bed lathe.  The book was 
published by Argus, but it is out of print.  Perhaps there are some used 
copies around somewhere.

Regards,

Chuck Kuhn

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Rayner)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 10:46:45 GMT

The book I have was published in 1944.  A lot of these were published, 
and often turn up in used book stores.

My own first lathe, was home made, long before I acquired the book.  The 
bed was made from 5/8 key steel, rather than angle.  Key steel is 
annealed medium carbon steel, and is held to close tolerances, though 
not as close as square drill rod.  The cross slide was like the Unimat 
SL, but steel, rather than aluminum.  I made the lead screws from ready 
rod, as the rolled threads are quite accurate.  A double belt reduction 
provided back gear speeds.

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-- 
Steve. 

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From: Guy Fay <[email-masked]>
Date: 27 Sep 1996 14:55:33 GMT

>>I think the lathe article appeared in the January 1945 issue.

Yes- I looked it up last night. Interesting- looks very cheap to make, 
but I'm not sure about how accurate it will be- fileing those ways looks 
like an interesting job!