f398b3 No.563677
Got my waifu today, do you /k/unts want to come along for the ride as I restore her from a abused whore to true waifu material again?
If so I'll post an update a day ITT on our progress for the next couple of weeks.
eab31d No.563707
Yes! What /k/ related things will you be doing with it?
0402fd No.563710
c081c1 No.563713
>/k/ restores a turning machine
Get your screencap tools ready, this is going to be a good one.
08303c No.563730
do it you lucky piece of shit. i want a lathe pretty damn badly so i can most certainly not manufacture fun parts.
184a9f No.563787
>>563677
My request once restored is to make a slightly curved bat and name it the "Aborigi-nigger /K/nocker"
c284dc No.563804
What does into 'restoring' a piece of machine tooling, aside from the usual 'clean, lube, inspect, make sure everything works mechanically'?
32ffce No.563805
>>563804
replace anything that doesnt work mechanically
2ed09b No.563812
>>563677
Fuck yes. If anyone has any manuals on using a lathe in the meantime, post 'em.
559d8d No.563817
559d8d No.563819
c284dc No.563820
>>563805
I'm thinking more along the lines of 'make sure all the precision ground surfaces are flat and true, take a stone to any high spots' and so forth.
c081c1 No.563876
>>563820
Nah. These machines are built to run nearly non-stop for years in machine shops. As long as there is nothing in the gears and all spring-loaded levers are working (replace the springs if they aren't) they should work fine.
Grease, grease and grease again. Make sure to use heat resistant grease for the gears though, since they will run hot after some time.
Also: put a lock on the power switch if you have children. These machines can kill.
ad31d0 No.563888
>>563876
I'd have to disagree. You want to check the lathe bed for flatness on a used lathe. Sure they're made to work non-stop. Doesn't mean they don't receive wear while doing such. Luckily once the deficiency has been identified it can be fixed. If the wear on your bed is uneven or your bed is twisted/warped for whatever reason your headstock and tailstock aren't going to line up properly. That's bad news if you need precision.
ca43a8 No.563891
>>563677
Remember to anoint the machine with sacred tactical holy oils during your restoration. The machine spirit will not be pleased unless you do and it will never work.
Praise the Omnissiah.
83350b No.563940
>>563677
Cum on her
Oh, and congratulations.
766023 No.563946
>>563677
That is a very nice lathe. Now you need a mill.
1187ac No.564005
I've really had my eye on a decent mill for a while now. You can do alot more /k/ stuff with a mill.
Lathes are of limited use, unless you buy/make some sort of a rifling attachment, I'll admit I've not looked into such things. But custom rifled barrels can open up all sort of fun things.
a8bedc No.564055
>>564005
>Lathes are of limited use
Bullshit. You realize the earliest rifled barrels were done on a lathe with a two sided boring bar, right?
Congrats, OP. Walk us through it and any hypothetical projects you have. Remember to add the hypothetical before you say anything though.
49f427 No.564058
>>563677
>>563946
>>564005
>not using the beat up lathe to make a brand new lathe
>not using the brand new lathe to make a brand new mill
fucking plebs over here.
but seriously that thing looks to be in better shape than the Spanish heap I have at work
83350b No.564059
>>564005
A lathe with some extra tools can do a lot of what a mill does. A mill (specially one within the price range for individuals) is much more limited.
I'm fairly confident that you could make a good barrel with seamless capillary tubes that got properly straighten out. Not very expensive and can be found on 4140 steel. Get one with the appropriate ID for your land and button rifle it. This tubes are use on precision measuring machines, tolerances can be very good.
a8bedc No.564063
>>564058
Some of the shit at my company that turned 100 last year is at least 50 years old, with a roschler and eichler vertical mill being a highlight. The drill press I worked on today dates back to march 1974
Hint: Every cunt in the history of ever wants our vices
f398b3 No.564073
Day 2
Not a whole lot to report on today, a mate came around and we got her inside her new home with a crowbar and a lot of effort.
Tomorrow I'll be hunting down a VFD to get this 3 phase motor plugged into my single phase shed no need for safety lectures I'm a sparky.
>>563804
It should mean scraping and lapping the ways but I'm not confident enough to touch that yet, for now it'll be a general clean and fixing replacing anything that needs it. I might try shimming the slides to reduce backlash but we'll have to see.
>>563946
I know but don't tell my gf, I want it to be a surprise.
>>564063
Dawn?
a8bedc No.564094
766023 No.564368
>>564063
Man the one lathes at my shop used to run off of a belt from a steam engine. Damned if I know where it came from though.
>>564073
Bitches love mills.
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f398b3 No.564537
Day 3
Got stuck doing my day job today, the good news is Toyota is selling all their equipment after shutting down Australian production tomorrow so I might have some tooling soon.
61772d No.564765
bump
i want one so much (t-to make baseball bats, not fun parts i swear)
766023 No.564811
>>564765
Wood lathes and Metal lathes are two different tools. If you can make a gun from wood I'd be impressed you huehue.
b670c5 No.564817
e83c45 No.564822
>>564811
I'm willing to bet if you had dense enough and with enough cross fibers you could make a decent enough BP gun.
766023 No.564824
>>564817
I meant something not used by gypsies romanians and a bit more than a log with a hole bored and banded with iron.
>>564822
Something tells me that is a recipe for face removal none the less.
ad31d0 No.564842
>>564822
If it could be done it would have been. Best I've seen is a wooden lower for an AR-15 and that only lasted two or three shots.
dab5a7 No.564875
>>564842
Why anyone would bother with alternative materials is beyond me when even in my cucked country I can get 4440 steel over the counter.
ad31d0 No.564886
>>564875
Shits and giggles.
61772d No.565019
>>564811
>doubting the power of the hue orc
(i was thinking of making stocks but thank you for the idea)
b89779 No.565026
>>563812
Filter if this doesn't concern you.
b89779 No.565027
Cannot upload more than one at a time.
I have many more on CNC EDM ask if you want em.
385993 No.566511
Lol @ some of you guys comparing mills and lathes like theyre made to do the same processes. Some of you should learn just to keep your cock holsters shut.
51c060 No.566516
>>564537
Yo, what's the next update?
c4196c No.566559
>>566511
U fukkin wot m80?
cc7935 No.566681
>>566511
>not turning squares on a lathe
Fuckin faggot, next you're going to say you can't use a mill as a horizontal drill press
f398b3 No.567215
>>566516
Motor is rated for 400v Delta so I'm trying to source of motor to suit, could be a couple of weeks until I have more news sadly.
71ca86 No.567606
HookTube embed. Click on thumbnail to play.
>>566511
I'll 'ook you right inna' gabba', sware on me mum.
>>567215
Can't you dig a three-phase motor out of the garbage and gypsy-rig it as a rotary converter?
f398b3 No.567616
>>567606
Rotary converters are inefficient, expensive and lack fine motor control. I would rather replace one motor and buy a VFD than buy 2 motors that use more power and lack fine control.