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Revision as of 04:27, 2 March 2009
Fabrication and Cost
- Ease and low cost of fabrication is the primary goal, as a high-performance lathe is perhaps the most important tool in a workshop
- Construction consists of a concrete bed
- Cost is that of 4 bags of concrete for the bed, chuck, cross slide, and
- Motor cost is included in LifeTrac infrastructure
- Motor coupler to lathe shaft is machined
- Commercial chck is the main cost
- XY table constitutes a cross slide
- Tool post is fabricated
- 2" shaft constitutes a mounting surface for an xy table and for tail stock
- Feed-through shaft is present, but is only 1 foot deep
