Revision as of 19:14, 7 February 2009

Introduction

We are building a heavy duty lathe from scrach, based on the practical aspects of the Multimachine, and powered by LifeTrac

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 =Introduction=
 We are building a heavy duty lathe from scrach, based on the practical aspects of the [[Multimachine]], and powered by [[LifeTrac]]
 =Fabrication=
+**Romig bed lathe type - from Multimachine - [[Image:Romig.jpg]]
+**Simple prototype, $486 in materials BOM:
+***2 bearings, $50
+***2 mouning plates, 1/2"x6" angle - $40
+***4 Shaft Collars - $20
+***2" shaft - $20
+***DOM tubing, 3", 2" ID - $15
+***8 3/4" bolts for table - $16
+***Chuck plate - $40
+***Bolts for chuck - $20
+***Nuts and bolts for DOM - $5
+***XY table - $70 off shelf at Enco - [http://www.cartertools.com/newjose3.html]
+*** Tool post - $10
+***table plate - $30
+***2 bags of cement, 80 lb each - $20
+***sand, gravel - $10
+***'''TOTAL - $316'''
+**High performance, 2/1000" accuracy with proper technique, stock parts, 1000 lb radial and 200 lb axial load capacity
 =Links=