[joeblow]

Hi all,

I am in need of a CNC lathe. I had one lined up but it was too small and future improvements would be limited.

Now........I know nothing about building a CNC lathe but one thing I have done is a heap of is research. I have some close friends who are in the machining game and they have offered thier advice. So I bit the bullet!

Hare and Forbes are doing a special on these lathes.

https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Produ ... ode=L1542Z

They have toasted motors. But for what I need it is a great starting point. I would buy this lathe for 990............but aftre recieving it there is no way I would have paid full retail........it is Chinese quality after all.

Here it is after a de-grease.



I have ordered ball screws, stepper motors etc for the main conversion. It will be running a Hitachi VFD controlled by Mach3 software via a pc. The only thing this does not have to the one I had lined up is a turret tool post........but I have allready designed one of these for future use.

The main aim of this is to keep it neat, tidy and looking like a proper factory CNC.



Once again, I know nothing about this stuff but it won't stop me.

[shakes]

joeblow wrote:

Once again, I know nothing about this stuff but it won't stop me.

You say that.... Bet you understand how it works better than most of us here put together do though

[abclarke]

Jump into a few tafe machinig classes at night, the teachers wont mind and youll learn alot! Not a bad little lathe for the price, good enough for little home jobs.

But dont try and do anything with any really tight tolerances on it, i wouldnt trust it to be honest.

shakes - Im a machinist by trade, so hopefully for my sake your wrong

[shakes]

abclarke wrote:

Jump into a few tafe machinig classes at night, the teachers wont mind and youll learn alot! Not a bad little lathe for the price, good enough for little home jobs.

But dont try and do anything with any really tight tolerances on it, i wouldnt trust it to be honest.

shakes - Im a machinist by trade, so hopefully for my sake your wrong

I wont include you in the most of us

[atari4x4]

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

[joeblow]

atari4x4 wrote:

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

ah ha..........million dollar question.

Simple answer, the Tojos and Daihatsu now can live on the street........


And the wifey has said I can put another shed up.............


And I have a question for you Atari.........wanna be the test bitch for rear discs and full float on a vit?

[atari4x4]

road trip

[joeblow]

atari4x4 wrote:

road trip

Whoo Hoo.............




Saves me postage.

[ball]

http://ajaxcnc.com/

These are the guys I bought my retrofit kit from years ago. Their setups are much better these day and run mach3 and linux. Mine is still on a dos system.

[royce]

joeblow wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

ah ha..........million dollar question.

Simple answer, the Tojos and Daihatsu now can live on the street........


And the wifey has said I can put another shed up.............


And I have a question for you Atari.........wanna be the test bitch for rear discs and full float on a vit?

he has shitty too wide 2 litre axles that nobody else uses

[joeblow]

ball wrote:

http://ajaxcnc.com/

These are the guys I bought my retrofit kit from years ago. Their setups are much better these day and run mach3 and linux. Mine is still on a dos system.

I'm sure I will be picking your brain Ball........

[Fatzook]

royce wrote:

joeblow wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

ah ha..........million dollar question.

Simple answer, the Tojos and Daihatsu now can live on the street........


And the wifey has said I can put another shed up.............


And I have a question for you Atari.........wanna be the test bitch for rear discs and full float on a vit?

he has shitty too wide 2 litre axles that nobody else uses

I do. And soon I'll have them on my ute too, so shadup!

[joeblow]

Fatzook wrote:

royce wrote:

joeblow wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

ah ha..........million dollar question.

Simple answer, the Tojos and Daihatsu now can live on the street........


And the wifey has said I can put another shed up.............


And I have a question for you Atari.........wanna be the test bitch for rear discs and full float on a vit?

he has shitty too wide 2 litre axles that nobody else uses

I do. And soon I'll have them on my ute too, so shadup!

I too will join in..................





Though I have a 'real' 2.0 litre...................V6.

[ball]

joeblow wrote:

ball wrote:

http://ajaxcnc.com/

These are the guys I bought my retrofit kit from years ago. Their setups are much better these day and run mach3 and linux. Mine is still on a dos system.

I'm sure I will be picking your brain Ball........

No worries. A mate of mine did a small lathe like that a few years ago but was disappointed with the performance. He was stuck will lots of small cuts and a reasonably low feed rate. He was used to dealing with industrial machines.

Mine is a 3 tonne Mazak that had no electronics. I used big stuff and it works just like a bought one.

[mondo]

abclarke wrote:

Jump into a few tafe machinig classes at night, the teachers wont mind and youll learn alot! Not a bad little lathe for the price, good enough for little home jobs.

But dont try and do anything with any really tight tolerances on it, i wouldnt trust it to be honest.

shakes - Im a machinist by trade, so hopefully for my sake your wrong

me too

[ajsr]

you have got to be out of available wall space in that shed by now JB??

[inbits]

joeblow wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

royce wrote:

joeblow wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

ah ha..........million dollar question.

Simple answer, the Tojos and Daihatsu now can live on the street........


And the wifey has said I can put another shed up.............


And I have a question for you Atari.........wanna be the test bitch for rear discs and full float on a vit?

he has shitty too wide 2 litre axles that nobody else uses

I do. And soon I'll have them on my ute too, so shadup!

I too will join in..................





Though I have a 'real' 2.0 litre...................V6.

Count me in too

[Built4thrashing]

joeblow wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

ah ha..........million dollar question.

Simple answer, the Tojos and Daihatsu now can live on the street........


And the wifey has said I can put another shed up.............


And I have a question for you Atari.........wanna be the test bitch for rear discs and full float on a vit?

Hey if you want a ginea pig for GV stuff then i'ii be your biatch.

[suzukikid]

Ah that brand new shed we saw a few years ago is full! nice work!

Ah and joe i just ya pm...

[joeblow]

Built4thrashing wrote:

joeblow wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

how the hell do you fit all that gear in your shed & still have room for projects

ah ha..........million dollar question.

Simple answer, the Tojos and Daihatsu now can live on the street........


And the wifey has said I can put another shed up.............


And I have a question for you Atari.........wanna be the test bitch for rear discs and full float on a vit?

Hey if you want a ginea pig for GV stuff then i'ii be your biatch.

No probs Jason.



Some very cold nights spent getting it to the test phase....but it works












And to help with all those axles.....this arrives this week...






Universal cylindrical grinder.

[atari4x4]

you're like a mad scientist.... one mofo

[Bucket]

Aaawwreesssoommmeeee!!!

[sideways]

I am very very jealous.

I WILL have a shed like yours one day.