#lathe — Public Fediverse posts
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Attempting to scrape the saddle to fit bed ways for my CNC mini lathe. On YouTube it seemed so much easier :) I feel like it is super easy to mis-interpret the spotting marks - ink piling in the low spots and leaving false imprints.
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Attempting to scrape the saddle to fit bed ways for my CNC mini lathe. On YouTube it seemed so much easier :) I feel like it is super easy to mis-interpret the spotting marks - ink piling in the low spots and leaving false imprints.
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I would like to build a Faulex in a magnified scale to show my #lathe skills
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Yesterday, we launched our new shop #website. I spent a little more time on it than I had originally planned to but it is done for now. I may add some more features in the future but it is online and working now.
There were no big issues with the launch so I could go back to work #intheshop. I decided to drive the spindle on my #CNC #machine with a toothed belt to make good use of the servomotor that will power the spindle.
Assembly will be press fit with about 0.035mm interference. #lathe
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P-SOL – Secrets / Fooling Me
#7"vinyl #Electronic #VinylRelease #disco #edits #funk #hiphop #house #lathe #lathecut #samplebased #samples #NewYork
CC BY (#CreativeCommons Attribution) #ccmusic
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P-SOL – Secrets / Fooling Me
#7"vinyl #Electronic #VinylRelease #disco #edits #funk #hiphop #house #lathe #lathecut #samplebased #samples #NewYork
CC BY (#CreativeCommons Attribution) #ccmusic
https://psol.bandcamp.com/album/secrets-fooling-me -
P-SOL – Secrets / Fooling Me
#7"vinyl #Electronic #VinylRelease #disco #edits #funk #hiphop #house #lathe #lathecut #samplebased #samples #NewYork
CC BY (#CreativeCommons Attribution) #ccmusic
https://psol.bandcamp.com/album/secrets-fooling-me -
P-SOL – Secrets / Fooling Me
#7"vinyl #Electronic #VinylRelease #disco #edits #funk #hiphop #house #lathe #lathecut #samplebased #samples #NewYork
CC BY (#CreativeCommons Attribution) #ccmusic
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Dovetails before and after:
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Dovetails before and after:
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Before and after:
#maker #machining #cnc #lathe #mill -
Before and after:
#maker #machining #cnc #lathe #mill -
Next, I used 3D printed fixture designed in #freecad to accurately flip the saddle for subsequent #machining of the saddle dovetails.
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Next, I used 3D printed fixture designed in #freecad to accurately flip the saddle for subsequent #machining of the saddle dovetails.
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After zeroing on the 16mm reference, I just had to use the DRO for -10.51mm offset.
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After zeroing on the 16mm reference, I just had to use the DRO for -10.51mm offset.
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Here's part 2 of a video series documenting the addition of a homebrew servo-driven motor system to the leadscrew of my lathe!
In this video I actually make a part on my lathe! (!!!)
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Here's part 2 of a video series documenting the addition of a homebrew servo-driven motor system to the leadscrew of my lathe!
In this video I actually make a part on my lathe! (!!!)
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Here's part 2 of a video series documenting the addition of a homebrew servo-driven motor system to the leadscrew of my lathe!
In this video I actually make a part on my lathe! (!!!)
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Here's part 2 of a video series documenting the addition of a homebrew servo-driven motor system to the leadscrew of my lathe!
In this video I actually make a part on my lathe! (!!!)
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Here's part 2 of a video series documenting the addition of a homebrew servo-driven motor system to the leadscrew of my lathe!
In this video I actually make a part on my lathe! (!!!)
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Not very often, my Unimat Mk. 2b is the correct tool for the job. :)
I was recently looking for a cheap #casio but on a nylon/NATO strap. For this purpose, I ordered a bunch of 18mm -> 22mm strap adapters suited for F91W and similar, but in the end, I decided to try the #gshock GW-M5610U.
To fit, I had to #mill these adapters to a 16mm width and enlarge the telescope bore to 2mm. #diy #machining #lathe #maker
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Not very often, my Unimat Mk. 2b is the correct tool for the job. :)
I was recently looking for a cheap #casio but on a nylon/NATO strap. For this purpose, I ordered a bunch of 18mm -> 22mm strap adapters suited for F91W and similar, but in the end, I decided to try the #gshock GW-M5610U.
To fit, I had to #mill these adapters to a 16mm width and enlarge the telescope bore to 2mm. #diy #machining #lathe #maker
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I can finally start doing the fun stuff with my #lathe. By which I mean "more lathe improvements".
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I am very slowly learning that I can get away with quite bad #lathe crimes and still get good results. Look at that mirror finish! Lovely stuff.
Please ignore the charred milling bit. That is less lovely.
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I got a cheap Aliexpress DRO and installed it onto my new lathe! It all went pretty well! I cadded up some brackets in #freecad
Drilling holes into the cast iron bits of my lathe was fairly terrifying, but being able to measure cuts down to 0.005mm without reaching for the calipers is extremely useful.
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I had a time making a part for my new lathe. It was educational.
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Lathe crimes absolutely pay. This came out better than I could've reasonably hoped. Very happy.
I had to chop some of the metal away to hold tools at the correct height. I tried to use a HSS milling bit but these tool holders turned out to be hardened steel, and the HSS just got hot and angry. A carbide boring bar in the chuck made short work of it.
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I am doing #lathe crimes and there's nobody here to stop me.
Turns out I don't need to buy a carbide endmill after all!
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J'ai fait un premier adaptateur LR44 vers PX640 avec le tour. L'état de surface de l'intérieur n'est pas parfait mais ça fonctionnera quand même.
Il faut en faire un deuxième. Demain !
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One Sailing Pulley To Rule Them All
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/one-sailing-pulley-to-rule-them-all/
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It turns out that a great tool for modifying my #lathe is itself.
I'm having a great time making these little videos as I lean stuff about machining. It's a fun journey.
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I have a #pakige en route from Aliexpress. It's a DRO for my lathe. After placing the order I messaged the seller with the dimensions of the rails I need to fit my lathe. This was the process defined in the product listing. However the seller never acknowledged my message, so I fear I'm going to receive DRO sensor rails the wrong size for my #lathe 😬
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New #lathe bits arrived! A chuck adaptor plate so I can mount my old 4-jaw chuck on my new lathe, a quick change toolpost, and a set of tool holders. The toolpost is about triple the size of the QCTP on my old lathe. Hefty!
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Just ordered some bronze round bar. Time to see what all the fuss is about.
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I bought some impossibly cheap endmills from Jeff and the results might surprise you!
Or maybe not. They were pretty good. Better than I expected.
Also using a lathe as a mill is bonkers.
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My new #lathe is in! Only mild peril was involved in getting it out of the crate and onto my workbench.
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This is why I had to buy a new lathe. 😥
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Well I just took the spindle out of my old #lathe and put it back in again, aligning the inner races of the angular contact bearings in case that was a factor in my spindle wobble. A last-ditch effort before buying a new lathe.
The result: 0.01mm run-out along the axial bearing surface of the spindle, which magnifies to enormous wobble in anything in the chuck. I think I bent the end of the spindle when disassembling it originally. Functionally ruined :(
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No, YOUR analysis is paralysis.
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Und noch ne Folge von Aged Skills. Die ist besonders für alle Drechsler, die auch keine Angst vor einem großen Projekt haben.
Über den Akoloholkonsum kann sicher gestritten werden.
Das Ende der Folge fand ich allerdings enttäuschend.
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Und noch ne Folge von Aged Skills. Die ist besonders für alle Drechsler, die auch keine Angst vor einem großen Projekt haben.
Über den Akoloholkonsum kann sicher gestritten werden.
Das Ende der Folge fand ich allerdings enttäuschend.
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Forged In FreeCAD: The Modulathe V2
In an amusing twist, this Forged in FreeCAD story will contain similar words to the last Forged In FreeCAD story, most notably, “concrete” and “lathe”!
The Modulathe has a couple of design version with V2 being a pretty fully featured desktop metal cutting lathe. The Modulathe V2 can be built for manual operation but is also #CNC ready. #lathe #machining #cad #cam #opensource
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/11/21/forged-in-freecad-the-modulathe-v2/
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