Hi-
I saw a setup that I really liked but I dont know the link- the guy made a box
and made brick shaped cores of sand and then he used a big solid chink of wood
and molded the wood then he opened the mold and removed the wood and then set in
the core chunks of sand and then closed it and cast.
To me it sounds like a better/easier way to end up with straght bed than to
assemlbe all the pieces. I trried once the gingery way but it ended up tooto
crooked to use. then a freind took pity and gave me a 6 inch lathe so know I am
making a shaper.
I also saw once a guy actually used sort of a steel core to pour on and then
used it as his ways. This looked like a cool trick also.
Try to Google "gingery lathe bed" or "casting gingery lathe bed" and scan the
pictures and maybe you will find some of these ideas and see how they did it.
I keep thinking I want to make a 2x lathe some time, it is addictive to make
machines. I am working on a CNC Router if I can ever get on track and then can
finish the shaper!
Regards
Bradley
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From: primepowerpro <randycook@cox.net>
To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 3:21:56 PM
Subject: [gingery_machines] I'm off to a good start, but I'd prefer to be off to
a better one
So far, I've built a charcoal foundry, done my first melt, make some nice Al
muffins from old pistons, and built a flask for the lathe bed.
I'm about to start making patterns for the lathe, starting with the bed pattern.
What generally agreed upon mods should I make at this point? If there's a FAQ on
just this topic, feel free to flame me, as long as you provide a link to it. If
not, then should it be longer, wider, heavier, or is it just right as it is?
Pine was recommended, but I have a full wood shop and plenty of other woods, so
I was going to use my favorite, quarter sawn white oak, since it generally likes
to stay straight and flat. Any hints on anything else?
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