I finally have some time to build something so i decided to try making the shaper. Dave gingery lathe pdf has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. Charcoal foundry plans to build the melting furnace and instructions for basic pattern making and molding to get your shop project underway. I am planning to make it roughly according to dave gingery although i am planning to make it in lost foam to get it done quicker. This page shows my process of making the famous gingery lathe. A gingery lathe the international association of penturners. You can find them at as i read this book written by gingery, i noticed that the molds were machined with a lathe and made from aluminum.
Well i started the lathe project and had cast the bed and feet when i was given a lathe by a friend of mine. I started with a 5 gallon steel bucket lined with firebrick mortar for a foundry. This page was last edited on 17 decemberat likewise for nebraskan bill r. Iso 56601 pdf the hobbyist starts by constructing a small foundry capable of melting silicon aluminum and zinc alloys from recycled automotive parts. Metal casting at home part 10 another day in my home foundry duration. This project really proves the worth of a simple lathe fitted with only a faceplate and centers. The dividing head is also known as book 6 from the best selling 7 book series, build your own metal working shop from scrap. So to get a straight pattern i took some wood wall paneling material, sanded the smooth surface to rough it up then smeared a generous amount of glue on them. The best gingery lathe video series to date hackaday.
Solar technology is now becoming viewed as a solution to the planets electricity needs. I made my furnace a few years ago using a home made refractory and some scrap steel and a bathroom vent fan i dont have the gingery book for the furnace but its easy to find info on the internet. This is the lathe featured in book 2 of david gingerys series. The cross slide will have to be redesigned as well in order to use the improved compound, but if you have just built the lathe, making a. Dont know if they will be dove tail joints or just glued together. Besides what is a laboratory without a precision indexing head or milling machine. 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. The plan is that we will 3d print the parts then form lost cast them. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the drill press, the charcoal foundry. Plastic injection molding attachment for a drill press. Build your own metal working shop from scrap hard bound. This video shows the building of a setover tailstock for my gingery lathe. The general agreement here is that the gingery lathe is a pos, and that you should only build one for practice, not for actually using it. I know some have beefed up the casting, or used brass, but how about this.
Throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and youre likely to hit somebody who owns a set of diysavant dave gingerys classic books on. The complete 7 book series available in hard back for the first time. Hi all, something i found whilst scouring the for sales for a metal lathe. Ive owned a set myself, for more than a decade, and at least starting on the lathe, which is the first. Makercise has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from.
The pdf plans we have here are available for purchase. Because of this im not planning on using drafts like in the book. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the. If the lathe were cast in iron rather than aluminum, how far would that go toward making it a useful tool. The book has the reader create some tools like a boring bar apparatus and a few others to help during assembly, but purposely left these out of the model to concentrate on the final product. The lathe has been used as part of our traditional woodworking demonstrations and it never fails to draw a crowd. All cast and built by hand except for the bed, which is cold rolled steel.
Gingery lathe gingery david gingery david gingery books gingery milling machine pdf coil winding machine gingery vdf lathe diy lathe mk2 lathe harrison 17 lathe harrison 155 lathe turret lathe vdf e lathe working on a lathe metal lathe harrison lathe l6 mk1 harrison lathe mk2 l6 jet mini lathe lathe accidents the watchmakers lathe and how to. The charcoal foundry by david gingery and simple hand methods no machine tools needed. I corresponded with dave back when the books first came out. Free gingery style lathe plans yes i too am building a metal working shop from scrap using the books written by mr. Building my own gingery metal lathe another day another. Olivers page has done a lot to inspire others around the web to take up the gingery lathe project for themselves, but due credit has to go to folks like southern california resident barry workman, whose lathe, pictured above, was apparently complete as early as 1998. With back gears, your lathe not only becomes capable of doing a better job of cutting threads, it also allows for increased drilling capacity, larger hole boring and. Using castings from your charcoal foundry see book 1 in the series. When i started doing some research about aluminum casting i came across a series of books which were written by david gingery back in the 80s the first of which dealt with the aluminum.
Making foundry casting crucibles book vince david gingery. It is like a right of passage to make one of those and at the end you have both a lathe and a manly beard, a ginger coloured one at that. This is a gingery lathe i built about 20 years ago i pretty much built the whole thing with minimum departures from the book. Build a metal lathe, drill, and milling machine make. Dave gingery recommends building the pattern from 14 plywood. Solar energy facts making a choice to go green by converting to solar power is obviously a positive one. This will set the metal lathe purchase back, but i could not resist this antique it is a gingery lathe. Metal lathe is also known as book 2 from the best selliing 7 book series, build your own metal working shop from scrap. Making glass with a grill and vacuum cleaner homemade lathe from a lawnmower homemade metal spinning lathe. Makercise is fast approaching the end of his lathe build. Technology used has been proven for almost 100 years. The charcoal furnace the metal lathe difficulty level. This project requires considerable time and effort and will take you through the basics of machining and metal casting, including the construction of a metal foundry that uses either charcoal or propane.
Nonetheless, having specific recognition will make you feel much more confident. Barry also built the gingery metal shaper from book 3 of the series. Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with bentonite clay for a binder was my molding sand. Building my own gingery metal lathe metal lathe, metal. In the spring of 1998 i ordered the gingery series of books on how to build a metalworking shop from scratch. This set of files is the complete set of casting patterns required to make a dave gingery metal lathe. Throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and youre likely to hit somebody who owns a set of diysavant dave gingerys classic books on building your own machine shop by casting scrap aluminum, melted in a charcoalpowered bucket furnace, into sand molds formed by wooden patterns. The most common size for a multimachine has 12to15 of table vertical travel and a 32 lathe swing. Gingery lathe pdf you can find them at as i read this book written by gingery, i noticed that the molds were machined with a lathe and made from aluminum.
Especially since i never finished the gingery lathe. In the early 80s dave gingery published a book describing a home brew charcoal fired foundry, intended mostly for the melting of aluminum. All of the 14 plywood ive seen were about as warped and bent as an archers bow. Firstly, the pattern needs to be made carefully, otherwise the sand cores will lock in place. The multimachine open source concrete lathe project an almost free metal lathe, drill and milling machine accurate, and scalable to almost any size the technology used has been proven for almost 100 years easily made from scrap, steel bar and concrete mix. The horsepower required for regular lathetype cutting tools makes them hard to use large work pieces. Well that is a fair question, and the short answer is, i have a hard time getting motivated building a lathe that is about the same size as the one i already own. The sand mould weighs something like 40kg, and requires to be turned over several times. This handy pamphletish book, the 2nd of a series of 7, has stepbystep instructions for folks wanting to build a lathe from scratch. Combined with a previous project, there should be enough tools to create a usable lathe. More details build your own metal working shop from scrap hard bound edition.
First, you have to realize when dave gingery wrote most of his books, cheap import minilathes, minimills, etc. By clicking the links and making a purchase you pass a small portion of the sale along to me as a. Something i found whilst scouring the for sales for a metal lathe. Building a metal lathe based on the following david gingerys books.
A few years ago i got a partial set of the gingery books. Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with. This book is part of the seven book series on building a metal shop from scrap. Introduction make your own treadle lathe why this small book exists in the last twenty years or so since i built this footpowered treadle lathe, i have received many requests for drawings or plans. By priceperformance considerations a charcoal fired foundry is one of the best tools out there, and as an added bonus, casting is fun.
Gingery also known as the metal lathe, by the late dave gingery. One has to be asking why i would build gingerys shaper. By making that lathe, i learned a lot about machine design and how to make stuff, i realy enjoyed making that crappy little lathe the second lathe was an entirely differant product, it has hydrostatic headstock bearings and slideways, 15,000rpm max spindle speed and nc controlled with mitsubushi servos. Aside from the question of whether or not building the gingery lathe is worth the time spent, either as a learning experience or as a fun project, what are its deficiencies, in order of severity. If you know of a good gingery lathe build i may have missed, please take a minute and drop me a link in the comments. Surely, to enhance your life quality, every publication making crucibles, by vincent r.
The bed casting for the gingery lathe is probably the most complicated casting in the book. His videos on the process are by far the most detailed, clearly shot, and complete series on making a. The lathe and dzve are then used to make more complicated machine tools. I would like something a little more massive for extra rigidity. The multimachine open source concrete lathe project. The machine is made of 5 modules that attach to a vehicle engine block. Almostfree metal lathe, drill and milling machines.
All other parts are cast in sand molds and finished by hand. These patterns are an accompaniment to david gingerys book build your own metal working. The multimachine is a multi purpose machine tool that a semiskilled mechanic with just regular hand. Hi all, im starting out onthe gingery workshop route, but the bed casting for the lathe just doesnt feel right. The guys at sell a replacement bed for the micromark 7x14 minilathe. I used the furnace setup as described in the charcoal foundry book 1st in the build your own metalworking shop from scrap. I figured, hey i already have a foundry why not build some really nifty machines. The video covers the whole process, from pattern making, to casting, and finally machining of the tailstock.
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