Stop and think about it. What,s involved.
.pdf in the Developing World. Contact us for the free Open Office files. Machine tools (principally the screw cutting metal lathe) made the Industrial. An auto wheel hub if no metal or wood lathe is available to machine aluminum castings you make. Concrete mix 8 very simple, aluminum/piston metal castings (You do need to learn the art of simple aluminum casting to build a really low cost machine). Wood, scrap steel, bolts and nuts (almost nut and bolt free construction is also possible).
Making patterns,casting parts,machining partswith what? Would it be better than a 618 atlas? Figure what your time time is worth.Just go tell everyone you know, that You bought a lathe and they will tell you. 'Where You can buy a better one for a $100.00.'
Go buy one and get some scap metal.Make some chips. Have fun,don,t be afraid to ask when you need help!!! There,s more ideas on this site than anyone can make in a lifetime. BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO IT,DO IT!!!.Good Luck,Bert. I have looked into Gingery machines for a while. Never built any, but it is a time thing for me.
I'll summarize what I've found on this website and other sites, and I hope it helps. First, you have to realize when Dave Gingery wrote most of his books, cheap import minilathes, minimills, etc. Were not readily available, so making your own wasn't an unreasonable route to take. In fact, there are old magazine publications way before Gingery came out with his set of books that also describe how to make homemade shop equipment.
With this in mind most websites describing how to build his machines, the lathe in particular, state it is a great learning experience, but the end product is marginal compared to today's cheapest imports. If you want to learn pattern making, casting, and how a machine tool is assembled from scratch most people who've built them feel they learned tremendously by building these machines. However, the most important thing to remember regarding any of Gingery's books is the attitude he (Dave) brings to his projects, which is probably worth the price of the books themselves in my opinion. Essentially, 'you can do it, if you fail try again, be creative, be resourceful, and most important - be SAFE'. Gingery probably would've wanted people to experiment and make modifications to his designs, and many people have. There is an excellent yahoo group that discusses all of these topics.
Good luck with your project, and show pics if you go the Gingery route. I've used Vince's plans for the injection molder to build an injection molder with my students. If you go back in the Old issues of HSM there are plans for a much more complex injection molder, but it works much better.
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I built that one as well. I have many of Vince's and David's books. I use them for entertainment and information purposes mostly. I have no plans to build them but appreciate the technical information.
On the down side, I find the use of structural steel components and some other aspects of their designs not pleasing to the eye. I built the lathe back in the early '80s. Here's a photo of it. I figured I had about $150 into it by the time I was done, but I also had the resources of a university foundry and machine shop available. I made the charcoal furnace and poured a couple of castings in the back yard, also.
The lathe has its limits and does not compare to a commercial product, but it works. After finishing it, I was so stoked on working metal that I bought an Atlas 12 which turned my hobby in a whole new direction. If you want a project, make some of his stuff. You'll learn a lot. If you want the machine in order to do other things, buy one. Grats on that Gingery build.
It is certainly trim and neat. Was the leadscrew on the original design or did you add it? How many hours did you use it, and how well did it work? You are the only person on the entire innerweb who has built one, as far as I can tell.
One site has a great blow-by-blow but the builder stopped posting on the project a few years back. I sent him an email asking the status.
He said he got tired of it and melted it years ago. If person does want to learn casting aluminum, they could probably get their fix by making patterns and castings for jigs for their commercial lathe or mill. Grats on that Gingery build. It is certainly trim and neat.
It was fun, and my first venture into the world of machine work. Was the leadscrew on the original design or did you add it? The leadscrew is part of the design. How many hours did you use it, and how well did it work? It worked OK.
As I said, by the time I finished, I was hooked and bought the Atlas. The drawbacks are mentioned in my original post. To add to that, because it's home-made, you'll have to make most of your tooling as well. If that's what your hobby is about, go for it. You are the only person on the entire innerweb who has built one, as far as I can tell.
There's a Gingery Machines group on Yahoo. What it was said in the above comments is probably true in terms of time/money/resources now available, etc,etc.
What has not been mentioned is what you learn in the proces and the satisfaction you get. I did built the lathe, the milling machine and the electric furnace. Also made all the patterns and some other projects on my own. I think that around 197 Gingery made a comment on my casting/machining in Home Shop Machinist. All this was made with a hacksaw, files and 3/8 electric drill while I was in Saudi Arabia (17 years). Now I own a Clausing lathe, also the small Chinese import from arbor Freight and misc equip.
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All depend on what one considers an accomplishment and how much we want to challenge ourselves. The 'product' becomes a by-product in my opinion.
Here is a link to my favorite Gingery Machine, Mike Sosna's mill: John C. Schwytzer built the Lathe: w/ Change geras: the Shaper: the Mill: and the Drill Press: Do check out the Yahoo Group for a better idea of what's been done, and do read the Mill book before you start the lathe.
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