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Homemade Lathe


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ironnut on bbs.homeshopmachinist.net
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Homemade lathe constructed from both recycled and shop-made parts. The rotating headstock is from an imported 5C collet spin fixture, the cross compound and the machine slide are from an unknown lathe, and the DC motor and controller were salvaged from a surplus bearing tester. The 1/4 hp DC motor runs at 2000-3000 RPM.
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May 31, 2017 5:22 AM
LMMasterMariner
Excellent job!
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May 31, 2017 5:22 AM
Excellent job!

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