Stevo Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Always wanted one... now I've got one, what do I use it for Anyone want anything made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stratton Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 That certainly does look like a nice new shiny toy Stevo, lucky you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Afraid I had to sell a couple of things for it though. It was on ebay, with around £160 off, so I had to really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yes please Stevo....I'll have some scale wheels for my warbirds Spit please.... Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Very nice, I was drooling over one a few days ago in Axminster Tools ... lucky lad I treated myself to a new cutting mat instead! Edited By avtur on 18/02/2014 20:48:11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Prop Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 sigh........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john melia 1 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 ah well someone has to have one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Hello Stevo , your lathe looks great...I'm ...by the way,in my country ,craftsman lathe, is a rare ''bird''... Cheers Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Shailer Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Hi Stevo, How about knocking out the some 90 degree knuckles for exhaust so muffler comes out at different angles, so hard to find now since just engines stopped doing them. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john melia 1 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 good idea andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Nice, give me a biccy with nice cuppa and a quiet corner and I would be happy as larry with that. Oh well. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrman Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Andy, When did JE stop selling the exhaust knuckles? They're still listed on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Shailer Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hi Jrman, I got in touch with them around 8 months ago to order the 110 degree knuckle and was told that they had stopped doing them, It was only the 90 degree that was being made, I've not checked since so maybe they still are, sorry for any wrong info. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas oliver 1 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I'm afraid you will need to sell a couple of more items If you need to make a variety of parts. You will need a micrometer, a digital vernier, some suitable HSS spare tools( forget about TC for now- is difficult to sharpen but needed for cast iron or difficult metals) a tailstock die holder, a drill chuck, various taps and dies, a tap wrench, a bench grinder etc. etc etc. Start by making as many accessories as you can on the lathe as this will give valuable expereince if you have none previously. Tailstock die-holder is a useful start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Thomas... And what makes you think I haven't got that lot already...? First used a wood lathe when I was 8, metal lathe at 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 There are lots of good books on using a lathe but the very best is The Model Engineers Workshop Manual by George Thomas / Tee Publishing.Full of information & marvellous designs of tooling to make. Each design is exquisite and perfect in design & function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas oliver 1 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Steve, Merely trying to help in case, as I said , you had no previous experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Goodwin Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Didn't have a problem getting a 90 degree knuckle from JE just before Xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hey Thomas, no problem at all. Your advice is welcome. Kieth - I'll google that book and get on the case. I must admit I do lack a bit of tool steel at the moment. I'll get some 6mm square and grind up a couple - I've got a white fine wheel on the grinder for that. May be temped for the odd tipped tool or two, not that I'm turning iron, but don't fancy keep sharpening them. However I may need to turn down a bit of large diameter Piano Wire, so tipped they may be. The add-ons for this model are a bit few and far between, of course a drill chuck for the headstock, alas no die holder. I have all the taps and dies from 2 - 10mm, with a tap wrench. I've got my eye on a 4 jaw chuck too, but may require a little fettling to get it to fit. As I said I always wanted one, I used one throughout my apprenticeship (When dinosaurs ruled the earth) and even in secondary school. My dad taught me to turn wood when I was around 8 years old...I had to sell an aeroplane and a wood lathe to get it I'm no master craftsman of course and do not pretend to be. More equipment to my arsenal? I would love a milling machine again, I did have one but sold it on as times were a bit tough. I really regret doing that now. I'm OK for a sanding machine, both disc and spindle. plus dust extraction! Pillar drill came again from Axminster, with 3/4Hp motor. perhaps a small thickness planer but not urgent. I would really love to design a thicknesser - based upon a sanding drum, so I could thickess my balsa etc accurately and quickly. Ideas anyone? Next is to make some templates for the router - the bain of my life is cutting rectangular holes for servos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 The George Thomas book has a design to make a tailstock die holder which is rather better than those in other books.Does the Proxon have a standard headstock thread and register -perhaps it's the same as a Unimat or Emco or something which would make it easier to get a 4 jaw chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Thanks Kieth. The taper is a 'MK0' apparently... I shall research Unimat & Emco, and see if there is anything compatible. I have used a tailstock die holder., and I've also used a standard die holder - I've always managed to get the latter on straight, but of course a die holder guarantees it, particularly on a fine thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Possibly that is a size 0 Morse taper. last years Axminster catalogue says its MK 0 short bore. This year its not included so maybe that means you should buy all the bits whilst they are available!However "The Compact Lathe" by Stan Bray says Cowells lathes had Morse 0 tapers slightly shortened. The Geo Thomas book quotes exact dimensions for all tapers, Morse, Metric,Jarno,Jacobs, Browne & Sharp etc. It shows 0 morse is quite close to 1 Morse but not the same! My old Unimat SL has plain tailstock, no taper and I think newer ones may be same.Tracy Tools list Unimat threads in their taps & dies and the old one is 12 mm and the newer Unimat 14 mm the pitch is not clear in their list- its either .75 or 1.0. I cannot find anything else which quotes threads used on minilathes but no doubt its out there on the web somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Blimey Kieth - if I get stuck I'll call you Yes it is a MK0 short bore, which sounds like someone I used to work with. I'll invest in a couple of books and sharpen up my skills as well as the odd bit of tool steel ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I presume you already know of Home & Workshop Machinery at Foots Cray as a good supplier of secondhand lathe stuff. Could be they know what lathe parts fit.I think Proxxon could have some connection or similarity to Hobbymat. Back to the enquiry about thickness sanding. Purely by accident today I came across an article by Len Johnson in Aviation Modeller Int August 1998 which shows how to make a simple sanding machine for profile sanding ribs etc. The idea uses a bearing rather like the bearing guided router bits - bearing near the motor end not the tip- and he also uses his machine to sand to thickness. This is a dead simple machine using a buggy motor with a prop adaptor to take a sanding band. May not be the proper engineering job you envisage but it might provide ideas.If you dont have this magazine handy send me a PM.Edited By kc on 23/02/2014 12:31:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 I managed to get this **LINK** Yes I do know of that place in footscray, but they tend to cater for the 'larger' machine... Sent you a PM , Kieth. I'm so looking forward to turning....... something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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