MONKEYmark Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 hi just been building a small workshop and getting into buying tools. got loads of hand tools and things i keep buying for car. recently bought 10" compound miter saw bench drill bench vice jigsaw with laser guide have had bench grinders x2 and 2x dremel type tools i used for polishing but burned the motors out on them.so going to buy a proffesional polisher.looking round for what other tools to buy.been looking into mini metal laves and stumbled on a great site with a guy who has a bench top cnc machine.some other the stuff they can do look great.the guy made a mini engine.he has some videos of his machine in action. is anyone else into metalwork.is it easy to get into for a beginner.looks intresting what you can make. have a look at his site http://www.tedatum.com/thms/ there a few videos of his projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I work on a milling m/c machining aircraft parts and after 25yrs of it day in day out it does start to get a bit boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 I work on a milling m/c machining aircraft parts and after 25yrs of it day in day out it does start to get a bit boring.it just sounded intresting thing to learn as a hobby.next door neighbour is a engineer.dont you get to make new design parts.or is it just making spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 This is also my living, comes in handy at times, need any advice Mark give me a shout Unfinished Vacuum Plenum Boost Controller Surround Gauge Surrounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainc Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul ashton Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 it just sounded intresting thing to learn as a hobby.next door neighbour is a engineer.dont you get to make new design parts.or is it just making spares. Most of the time it's repeat orders(very boring)but now and again we get new components but at the end of the day it pays for the juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Unless you have someone to program a CNC for you, stick with a manual machine. As we tell apprentice's you cant use a cnc until you have mastered a manual machine. I also make aircraft parts for my bread and butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Bromy, how much would you charge to make my old design for wheel centres for stock 16" wheels? I can send you an AutoCAD drawing. It was a aluminium disc with turned over sides and two holes for grub screws to lock it into the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Most of the time it's repeat orders(very boring)but now and again we get new components but at the end of the day it pays for the juice. Watch Saturday Night, Sunday Morning starring Albert Finney, it's an old B&W film about a young lad who works machining axles for Raleigh bikes all week long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Triple post ahoy... Monkey, pretty soon Middlesbrough College will begin constructing an entire new campus. Their current engineering workshops at Longlands campus are rammed to the rafters in lathes, milling machines etc etc. They will have to bin the lot before they move, (say two years time). There will be bargains to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Watch Saturday Night, Sunday Morning starring Albert Finney, it's an old B&W film about a young lad who works machining axles for Raleigh bikes all week long.Sounds facinating! Actually it's a really good film - just Rob made it sound shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Sounds facinating! Actually it's a really good film - just Rob made it sound shit It's more of a cross between Kes and Tetsuo Iron Man. Jake, who is that in your avatar, and is there a bigger picture available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 our company bought a floor standing lathe for 2,500 from another envelope company that closed down.the machines are good to see in action.i would like a small bench one to have a learn on.just trying to think what you could make on them.i know you could copy basic things. thanks mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Bromy, how much would you charge to make my old design for wheel centres for stock 16" wheels? I can send you an AutoCAD drawing. It was a aluminium disc with turned over sides and two holes for grub screws to lock it into the wheel. Rob, Send a .dxf or .dwg file to [email protected] I will have a look at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 our company bought a floor standing lathe for 2,500 from another envelope company that closed down.the machines are good to see in action.i would like a small bench one to have a learn on.just trying to think what you could make on them.i know you could copy basic things. thanks mark I'd love to start doing metalwork, my dad started his working life on lathes. There's some huge stuff at M'bro college, ranks of big floor standing lathes, and in the middle of the workshop is this huge thing like a pillar drill but with a big rotating base, about 2m in diameter, and the chuck is about 500mm wide. I believe the College got all their stuff from the big Teesside factories when they closed down. I suppose it's like steam engines in that they're just so big no-one can ever destroy them and they just run on for ever. I love the smell of metal workshops as well, although that may just be an odd fetish. Bromy, I'll e-mail that drawing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dee_rz Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 i do fabrication work for t.v.r no joke's please, i work with cnc machines, flypress's, milling machines, delta, cad and cam etc etc, it's great what you can make for yourself being in this profession, now 4 and a half years in the trade and loving it, our company sometime sells bit's they replace, if you ever want anythings guys let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 You have Haas Verticals there at TVR dont you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Bromy, I'll e-mail that drawing. E-mailed back modded drawing for approval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Doh, I've only got LT2002 at home, I cannae open it. Yes, to all questions, obviously give me a price first before making anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re-sent as LT2000 version try that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb9780 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just stumbled on this thread while using the search button for another reason. It seems there are plenty of machinist's knocking about. I'm a machinist too. I work on a secondary ops cell. Where we do all the bits these big fancy multi-million pound machines can't. I work on several machines bridgeport CNC, huron CNC, vertical borer, hand held drilling, multi-spindle drilling, also horizontal milling every once in a blue moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loks Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Bloody youngsters... never had it so good... I remember when I was a lad doing my apprenticeship in the 70's... Bridgeport milling m/cs and Harrison lathes all without any NC control... we even used a planer machine for blocking up... bet none of you youngsters know what one of those was... It was hell but strangely enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I *STILL* use a Harrison lathe and an old Bridgeport with only DRO on it.... Would love a CNC conversion on the Bridgeport, but can't justify the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Step into the 21st century guys:p , we tip bits of metal is one end and finished components come out the other it's great... the machines now even talk to you, bit freaky if you are working the nightshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradan Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I do a small amount of machining at work where i am a maintenace electrician/mechanical engineer we dont have any cnc machines but i do program our cnc robots.They actually use a cnc mill/lathe program as there are commands in the program for thread cutting etc and the speed of the robot is measured as "feed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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