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[Sean64]

Anyone seen this incredible build ........just goes to show

 

[Pete.]

You gotta admire the lad's tencity he's completely undaunted. For every one like him there are 200 sitting in their armchairs saying how it couldn't or shouldn't work.

 

[Fastdruid]

An impressive amount of ingenuity there. While undoubtedly not as accurate as a "proper" lathe, could well be better than the cheap and nasty you'd get for equivalent money new and of course any lathe is better than no lathe!

I'd personally have done quite a bit of it differently but that's in part from owning a "proper" lathe, considering its deficiencies and how I could improve things rather than a criticism of his work.

Then again I was to make one I'd go a totally different route anyway.

 

[Maker]

Puts Dave Gingery to shame, that is seriously impressive.

 

[optima21]

this is more my scale.....

its a screwcutting backgeared lathe built on a 3.5" lathe. I had a copy of this book years ago but gave it away

 

[Woody.v8]

By the tread title I was thinking ....

 

[Hopefuldave]

I like this one...

Dave H. (the othe one)

 

[Sean64]

You gotta admire the lad's tencity he's completely undaunted. For every one like him there are 200 sitting in their armchairs saying how it couldn't or shouldn't work.

My thoughts exactly Pete ..... bet the lad had a cough after all that cutting and grinding

 

[Sean64]

An impressive amount of ingenuity there. While undoubtedly not as accurate as a "proper" lathe, could well be better than the cheap and nasty you'd get for equivalent money new and of course any lathe is better than no lathe!

I'd personally have done quite a bit of it differently but that's in part from owning a "proper" lathe, considering its deficiencies and how I could improve things rather than a criticism of his work.

Then again I was to make one I'd go a totally different route anyway.

I think you are missing the point of the build . I Don't think the lad built it to see how accurate he could make it, and of course after people see how he built it ,there are always the I wouldn't have done this I wouldn't have done that brigade .....He did well for just using a battery drill and a couple of grinders and an adjustable

Can't wait to see how he approaches the mill build .

 

[Sean64]

I like this one...

Dave H. (the othe one)

Seen this a few years ago . Bet he didn't use a battery drill and a couple of grinders

 

[Barking Mat]

Wow, was initially shocked at the workmate / big angry grinder table saw, but no worse than a table saw I guess.

And using the aluminium extrusions to make a bed grinder I thought was genius.

I doffed my hat and like and subscribed.

He should have been wearing a face mask, lot of grinding in a garage.

Sounds like a song.