The Metal Lathe

Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap #2

by David J. Gingery

Using castings from the charcoal foundry and simple hand methods you can build a sturdy and accurate bed for a metal lathe. Then additional castings, common hardware items and improvised equipment will add the headstock, tailstock, carriage and all the remaining parts to complete the lathe. Illustrated with photos and drawings to show you all you need to know about patterns, molding, casting and finishing the parts. The lathe specs. include a 7" swing over the bed and 12" between centers. Adjustable tailstock with set-over for taper turning. Adjustable gibs in sliding members and adjustable sleeve bearings in the headstock. A truly practical machine capable of precision work.Once you have a foundry to cast the parts and a lathe to machine them you can tackle more exotic projects.

Genres: Reference

Paperback

First published August 1, 1982

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must build this. I could do so many things.

[Tim Violino · Rating 1 out of 5]

The second entry of Gingery's Metal Working Series reads more like an instruction manual than a book. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised given the first entry, although I would have liked to have seen some more creative content. Perhaps a little more focus on the 'why' it is important to build a workshop from scrap material rather than the 'how' would have tickled my fancy.

[Rs Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good how to do it book, you really need to have read book one before hand. Unfortunatly it seems impossible to get the small amounts of bright cold rolled steel the project requires here in the UK. and whilst no worse than a Barbeque Isuspect if I fired up the small foundry in the yard here I'd end up with an asbo