Hi,
We're working on our own lathe design and are looking for feedback on it. Here's the page with pictures of the second design, which we changed it to after some feedback:
Open Source Lathe Design 2
We're using the entire shaft to mount the spindle, and the bolts from each section adjust the level to keep anything from coming loose and to add extra support. The far bolts can be set to the correct height and left there while the near ones can be loosened to adjust the slide distance and then tightened so that the far bolts keep their height set and the cross slide and tail stock keep their alignment with the spindle.
It's somewhat similar to these lathe designs:
Drummond
Scope
Kneller
I will write up a list of what we are going to be doing with the lathe later, so we can see if what we are building will meet our needs. Basically we're looking to bore out steam engine parts.
Pictures:
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openfarmtech.org]
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openfarmtech.org]
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openfarmtech.org]
The hydraulic motor is powered by the LifeTrac engine (
LifeTrac - Open Source Ecology).
Is it going to work? Are we missing anything critical?
