Great progress. Viewing videos like yours in large numbers, it is very easy to gloss over the huge time-investment involved. Thanks for finding the extra time to document what you are doing. Liked & Subscribed.
Thanks very much! I appreciate it :) It’s been really cool to hear from people that are interested in what I’m doing and have tips and ideas from their own experience :)
Unfortunately the 3d model isn’t very updated and not complete, but if you need any info or anything Im more than happy to give dimensions if you need them
@@RCairplanefy I mean the body is 10in wide by 6in tall by 48in long. The top face of the body of the lathe is steel, it would be best to make the entire top face a single cold rolled piece of 1/2in thick steel For steppers I bought the stepper packages from steppersonline.com (might be stepperonline.com or similar). For linear rails I got HG rail sets from motionconstrained.com
It's a really bad idea to fling this much abrasive(angle grinder wheels and later epoxy granite) pretty much directly at the assembly. Before you start bolting anything down, make sure that you completely wipe every inch of every surface down with a solvent at least twice, then oil immediately to prevent rusting. And in the future, when doing more cuts, cover the whole thing in plastic sheeting or a tarp.
That’s a good point, and for the most part I’ve been doing that off camera. Generally I cover my rails/cars/ball screws/headstock bearings with at least a towel to keep the bulk of the dust off of them, and I plan on doing a full clean before I grease everything and start using the lathe. The ball screws are fairly bad chinese ball screws so I’m not completely worried about them, they’ll be some of the first things I upgrade, and the rail cars have wipers that do a good job keeping the dust out for the most part, but you’re right that dust is still a concern. I will be doing a deep clean though, not to worry
NEVER wear gloves around rotating equipement, especially when your hands are so close to it - it's a great way to get a serious hand injury - the drill or the lathe or the mill catches the glove and wrappes it around, together with your hand in it. If you value your hands, do no not wear such heavy gloves when operating rotating equipement. Perhaps latex gloves that can tear easily would be preferable?
Great progress. Viewing videos like yours in large numbers, it is very easy to gloss over the huge time-investment involved. Thanks for finding the extra time to document what you are doing.
Liked & Subscribed.
Thanks very much! I appreciate it :)
It’s been really cool to hear from people that are interested in what I’m doing and have tips and ideas from their own experience :)
You are a true engineer. Let's share
Thank you! It’s been a really interesting project so far!
Finally you made it Congrats 👌
Thanks!
Looks good but you’ve got the “Z” axis ballnut facing the wrong way?
As in 90 degrees off or 180?
At 1:45 he lifts his hand to reveal a hungry dinosaur
Hahahaha that’s fantastic, I had to go back and look to see it😂
Hgr15?
can you upload the 3d model i cant wait to make my own
Unfortunately the 3d model isn’t very updated and not complete, but if you need any info or anything Im more than happy to give dimensions if you need them
@@robertsteinwandel6658 thanks can you give dimensions and if it is possible can you tell me what to buy also thanks again
@@RCairplanefy I mean the body is 10in wide by 6in tall by 48in long. The top face of the body of the lathe is steel, it would be best to make the entire top face a single cold rolled piece of 1/2in thick steel
For steppers I bought the stepper packages from steppersonline.com (might be stepperonline.com or similar). For linear rails I got HG rail sets from motionconstrained.com
It's a really bad idea to fling this much abrasive(angle grinder wheels and later epoxy granite) pretty much directly at the assembly. Before you start bolting anything down, make sure that you completely wipe every inch of every surface down with a solvent at least twice, then oil immediately to prevent rusting.
And in the future, when doing more cuts, cover the whole thing in plastic sheeting or a tarp.
That’s a good point, and for the most part I’ve been doing that off camera. Generally I cover my rails/cars/ball screws/headstock bearings with at least a towel to keep the bulk of the dust off of them, and I plan on doing a full clean before I grease everything and start using the lathe. The ball screws are fairly bad chinese ball screws so I’m not completely worried about them, they’ll be some of the first things I upgrade, and the rail cars have wipers that do a good job keeping the dust out for the most part, but you’re right that dust is still a concern.
I will be doing a deep clean though, not to worry
NEVER wear gloves around rotating equipement, especially when your hands are so close to it - it's a great way to get a serious hand injury - the drill or the lathe or the mill catches the glove and wrappes it around, together with your hand in it. If you value your hands, do no not wear such heavy gloves when operating rotating equipement. Perhaps latex gloves that can tear easily would be preferable?