The Turret Lathe Saves the Day!
Added 2023-08-13 22:19:12 +0000 UTCI was going to run some parts through my CNC lathe this weekend, and found the power supply for the computer had died.
While waiting for a replacement, I instead tooled up the pre-World-War-2 turret lathe for the same part, and cranked out fifty some odd pieces.
Not as fast, and certainly not as effortless, but arguably more fun to operate. :)
Doc.
Comments
The video so _needs_ the 'B' section of Powerhouse, as background music, as the parts are being made. Powerhouse, original 78 RPM from 1937 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jastEtNhGk
Jenifur Charne
2023-08-14 22:50:35 +0000 UTCHey, look! A part is under all that swarf!
RivCA
2023-08-14 15:56:06 +0000 UTCI watched an video the other day where Adm Savage used a lathe to made a brass cap for a random bottle that his wife had found at a garage sale. It took his 3 tries and about 6 hours to get it right and I though, "I'll bet could do it faster and with less waste." So, soda bottle lids made from brass in the shop store when?
Tiger in man's clothing
2023-08-14 15:05:18 +0000 UTCHigh quality swarf generator.
Simon 'Landmine'
2023-08-14 12:44:53 +0000 UTCYes, the turret lathe is largely hand-cycled. There's a "power feed" for the turret- you can see the spinning drive shaft in some shots- but everything else is moved or actuated by hand.
Doc Nickel
2023-08-14 07:02:06 +0000 UTCAlways cool to watch. So, is the turret lathe only hand driven? It looks to be the case, especially as CNC has "computer" as the first represented word.
RivCA
2023-08-14 03:45:49 +0000 UTCREALLY need to learn how to run a lathe properly, wood or metal....
Joseph Kesselman
2023-08-14 02:14:45 +0000 UTCBrings back some good memories. My Dad was a machinist and I grew up running around the job shop he worked at. Taught me how to run a Bridgeport by the time I was 11!
Kevin Collier
2023-08-13 22:39:18 +0000 UTC
