Hi from a new member

I live in Australia, and I am a member of a local men's shed.
I have an interest in wood & metal work. I cast Aluminium & brass as a hobby.
I am currently making a CNC router.

Hi Bverysharp,

Welcome! :welcome:

Sounds like a wide range of interests. Let's see some pics of your work! :cool:

How far along is the CNC project? What are you planning to make with it when it's done?

Ken

Hi Bverysharp - welcome to HomemadeTools.net :welcome:

Thanks for your interest Ken. The CNC project is just in its infancy. I have done a bit of reading on the net, and come up with a design that is about 700 x 600 mm with a fixed gantry and moving table. What am I going to use it for? I am hoping that it will be sturdy enough to mill aluminium, and I think that it may help with pattern making for casts. You know how it is, once you have a tool, you find uses for it, but in the end, I want to expand my constructional skills, as well as venturing into computer control. I have a Rasberry Pi, and an Arduino, which I have hardly touched, and this is one way to force myself to get more personally acquainted. Because I enjoy casting, I will be casting a lot of the parts. As the project progresses, I can upload some photos.
In the meantime, I have attached some photos of previous work. The first one is the lathe that got me started in casting. It is the Dave Gingery design, with a few minor improvements. The second is one of several marimbas that I made. The third one is a sewing table that I made for my daughter in 2009, and the last one is a recent cast of a manifold for a Norton Commando. (prior to machining). Keeps me off the streets.
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Thanks Bverysharp! We've added your Gingery Lathe to our Lathes category, as well as to your builder page: Bverysharp's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

<div id="blocks"> <div class="block b1 pngfix"> <div class="bimg"> <div> <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/gingery-lathe-3"><img src="http://www.homemadetools.net/uploads/143019/gingery-lathe-3.jpeg" /></a></div> </div> <div class="head pngfix"></div> <div class="left pngfix"></div> <div class="right pngfix"></div> <div class="blockover b1 pngfix"> <div class="title"> <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/gingery-lathe-3">Gingery Lathe</a> <span> by <a href="/builder/Bverysharp">Bverysharp</a></span> </div> <div class="tags">tags: <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/tag/lathe">lathe</a>, <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/tag/casting">casting</a></div> </div> </div> </div>

I would love to see more about your Gingery lathe! I am getting ready to tackle this project myself. I am still in the design phase trying to determine what improvements I can make.