@@jozefbubez6116 Absolutely. I did plan on modifying it for a 90deg cut, but for now, tested on aluminium and brass, it's working quite nicely. I did think on 3D printing a model. It should work for light cuts... What do you think?
@@Smallathe Hi and many thanks for coming back! As to 3-D printing, at age 74, I know next to nothing although one of our grandsons has made a toy bear or something of a like kind and it took seven hours. Would I not be right in saying that 3-D printing is for plastics only so depending on the exact material would be good for very light use, only? Personally, I prefer to stay with "old school" tech and if it can be done using a drilling machine and file only, so much the better! My interest in the compound slide is for a lathe I started building back in 1978 roughly following a book by Tubal Cain, I think it was, where he states what can be done using 'careful draw-filing'. The result was a 1/ 1/2" centre height, 6" between the centres using mild steel flats and a 1/2" diameter shaft out of what we in l'il olde England call 'silver-steel' which is a half-hard precision ground steel, the shaft running in plain fine-grain cast-iron bearings and bored through to take 8mm collets salvaged from the remains of a watch-maker's lathe which had only hand-held tools. Over the years, I have turned out quite a few projects on this 'mini' lathe but been confined to parallel turning only hence the ability to do taper would increase my possibilities. This may be of interest but I don't know whether there is any way of up-loading photos onto UA-cam? Cheers! Jozef
@@jozefbubez6116 hi Jozef, I too am for metal and machinning but 3d printouts do expand horizons for small lathes - check my post on 3d printed spacers. I have posted exact measurements - so I hope this will be usable for you too. Keep me posted... You can send me images by email via my candy making website www.spicecandies.com or by mail to saar@spicecandies.com.
Glad you liked it :) Actually I have. I've used it quite a few times so far. Here is the demo video: ua-cam.com/video/NPdwEjLHpnY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=smallathe
Thank you Richard. Very kind of you, but seriously - I'm cutting more than 90% chattering... and while I really enjoy showing you what I do for fun during my weekends, I'm not a teacher or pro in machinning. These would be tubalcain, ox tools, abom79, clickspring, vintagemachinery and other superb channels I can't recall their names right now. :)
@@Smallathe , Don't cut yourself short . l have a slightly larger enco lathe , but l' learning techniques and applicable methods from you . You do have teaching qualities, just not in a school building . The gentleman you listed are all on my subscribed list . Thank you .
@@richardpalmer6196 Hi Richard. I'll try to give more information (I really do try). Feel free to email me and ask questions if you have - anytime mate! But seriously... do you think most people are interested in the fine details? I did check - the answer is no... usually that is - and depending on your project. For example - I just finished editing (for 6hr) a demo video showing the 50hr build of the unimat compound rest in 5 minutes - and this reminded me it took me 3hrs to drill a single hole - the compound cross slide lead screw hole. I had to make sure it's absolutely flat on every direction or it won't work. Along with the backplate that has the corresponding hole I spent that friday 4.5hr for both holes [and discussed it with myself the whole time]. That's what I mean when I say I talk too much :) Hmm... on second thought - that would make a wonderful fall-asleep-in-minutes-video. No one would finish that... I'd probably fall asleep myself after 10 minutes of that - and all I need to do is lower the hammer tapping and tool dropping noise down :)
I honestly feel relaxed watching your videos.
Thanks!!! That was a 6hr editing time... pretty relaxing too... ;)
Well done! There's nothing like making your own tools and accessories.
Thanks mate! I fully agree. That's why I chose to make my own forge and anvil... :)
Really slick buddy!
Still in assembly mode but getting there
Thanks and good luck!
Might it be a good idea to have the cutting tools at right-angles to the way you are showing for shallow tapers?
@@jozefbubez6116 Absolutely. I did plan on modifying it for a 90deg cut, but for now, tested on aluminium and brass, it's working quite nicely. I did think on 3D printing a model. It should work for light cuts... What do you think?
@@Smallathe Hi and many thanks for coming back!
As to 3-D printing, at age 74, I know next to nothing although one of our grandsons has made a toy bear or something of a like kind and it took seven hours. Would I not be right in saying that 3-D printing is for plastics only so depending on the exact material would be good for very light use, only? Personally, I prefer to stay with "old school" tech and if it can be done using a drilling machine and file only, so much the better!
My interest in the compound slide is for a lathe I started building back in 1978 roughly following a book by Tubal Cain, I think it was, where he states what can be done using 'careful draw-filing'. The result was a 1/ 1/2" centre height, 6" between the centres using mild steel flats and a 1/2" diameter shaft out of what we in l'il olde England call 'silver-steel' which is a half-hard precision ground steel, the shaft running in plain fine-grain cast-iron bearings and bored through to take 8mm collets salvaged from the remains of a watch-maker's lathe which had only hand-held tools. Over the years, I have turned out quite a few projects on this 'mini' lathe but been confined to parallel turning only hence the ability to do taper would increase my possibilities.
This may be of interest but I don't know whether there is any way of up-loading photos onto UA-cam?
Cheers! Jozef
@@jozefbubez6116 hi Jozef,
I too am for metal and machinning but 3d printouts do expand horizons for small lathes - check my post on 3d printed spacers.
I have posted exact measurements - so I hope this will be usable for you too. Keep me posted...
You can send me images by email via my candy making website www.spicecandies.com or by mail to saar@spicecandies.com.
Is there any way we could get the plans for that , I'm sure I'm not the only one that would love to add that to our Unimat arsenal of tools.
Arr. The plans were hand written on my shop notebook. I guess I could get those into a powerpoint drawing and convert to pdf. Sure... Just email me.
Very nice!👍🏻. 🇺🇸😎
Thanks Danny!!!
|There is no place for it on the lathe
You never showed it on the lathe?
Glad you liked it :) Actually I have. I've used it quite a few times so far. Here is the demo video:
ua-cam.com/video/NPdwEjLHpnY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=smallathe
Don't worry about talking too much . We watch to learn , teachers need to talk . We'll listen .
Thank you Richard. Very kind of you, but seriously - I'm cutting more than 90% chattering... and while I really enjoy showing you what I do for fun during my weekends, I'm not a teacher or pro in machinning. These would be tubalcain, ox tools, abom79, clickspring, vintagemachinery and other superb channels I can't recall their names right now. :)
@@Smallathe ,
Don't cut yourself short . l have a slightly larger enco lathe , but l' learning techniques and applicable methods from you . You do have teaching qualities, just not in a school building . The gentleman you listed are all on my subscribed list . Thank you .
@@richardpalmer6196 Hi Richard. I'll try to give more information (I really do try). Feel free to email me and ask questions if you have - anytime mate! But seriously... do you think most people are interested in the fine details? I did check - the answer is no... usually that is - and depending on your project. For example - I just finished editing (for 6hr) a demo video showing the 50hr build of the unimat compound rest in 5 minutes - and this reminded me it took me 3hrs to drill a single hole - the compound cross slide lead screw hole. I had to make sure it's absolutely flat on every direction or it won't work. Along with the backplate that has the corresponding hole I spent that friday 4.5hr for both holes [and discussed it with myself the whole time]. That's what I mean when I say I talk too much :)
Hmm... on second thought - that would make a wonderful fall-asleep-in-minutes-video. No one would finish that... I'd probably fall asleep myself after 10 minutes of that - and all I need to do is lower the hammer tapping and tool dropping noise down :)