Bought this AM, should have it wired up and making a mess by next weekend. [thumbsup]
13x40, 3hp. Should be way overkill for what I need at this time....
(http://www.govdeals.com/photos/1431/1431_189_6.jpg)
First project is to make some axle sliders from delrin and perhaps make a knurled oil filler cap. Second project will be whoring myself and the machine out to pay for itself :)
Ti swingarm pivot, Ti ride height adjuster, and other odd ball ideas are floating in my head.
What'd you pay if you don't mind me asking...
I love old machinery.
I made some stuff on a Warner & Swasey turret lathe at the first shop I ever worked at. . .
It had a huge motor, not sure of the HP, but with the gear drive to the chuck, it was unstoppable.
I was able to take a 3/4" cut.
And that's radial, not on diameter.
I pick it up Monday morning. VFD (variable frequency device?) should be here wed. Run some conduit/wire it it....and start makin' parts [beer] [clap] [drink] [thumbsup]
Quote from: Monsterlover on May 21, 2009, 08:54:00 PM
I was able to take a 3/4" cut.
And that's radial, not on diameter.
What sort of cutting tool were you using? That's a lot of meat to hog off in one pass.
Quote from: Sinister on May 22, 2009, 08:16:05 PM
What sort of cutting tool were you using? That's a lot of meat to hog off in one pass.
Yeah, no shit.
And what kind of material are you talking about??
Quote from: Rameses on May 26, 2009, 05:37:54 AM
Yeah, no shit.
And what kind of material are you talking about??
it was balsa wood. ;)
Quote from: TAftonomos on May 21, 2009, 07:50:07 PM
Should be way overkill for what I need at this time....
Making your own toothpicks? ;D
Very cool.
Quote from: Sinister on May 22, 2009, 08:16:05 PM
What sort of cutting tool were you using? That's a lot of meat to hog off in one pass.
Carbide. TNMG. I don't remember the size but I think it was an 866 with a roughing geometry.
Material was either 1018 or 1020.
This was also a dry cut, coolant just boiled away anyhow so I shut it off.
The cutting edge lasted all night.
It's all relative...We have customers around here that would consider a 3/4 radial cut a finish pass :o