If we take a long look at the machines Gingery broke down into makable parts, it should be apparent that his design mimicked many factory built machines. I agree that following directions from a book is a skill, and some of Dave's were a bit hard to follow at times, but very doable! I met Dave back when he first published his charcoal furnace in 'Mother Earth News' and he was trying to keep things simple and safe! The quart capacity furnace is one area I do agree that needs redesign as that constraint is very limiting and prone to failure from not having enough metal to fill the mold!
I hope those who are now building or planning on doing so will stick with it and ask for help if needed!
cheers wonk
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "John Dammeyer" <johnd@...> wrote:
>
> I'll second what John says. I've built the hacksaw, the slip roll, the
> furnace and the lathe and some parts of the rotary table along with other
> lathe bits from book 6. Now I have a 10" SB lathe and a G3616 mill so the
> Gingery sits somewhat unused.
>
> But the simple process of following directions is a skill in itself and
> should be learned. The books are the end product of a lot of
> experimenting with limitations of a 1 quart crucible. Even working within
> those limitations is an exercise from which a lot can be learned.
>
> John Dammeyer
>
> >
> > 3. Before building a machine with a bunch of modifications
> > you might want to build as designed first. That way you
> > understand the entire process, and you have equipment to
> > help. It takes longer but, in my opinion, you have a greater
> > chance of success.
> >
> > 4. Don't give up. It takes a lot of work to build these
> > machines. Stick with it and you'll finish eventually.
> >
> > John Schwytzer
> > West Milton, Ohio
>
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