$45, seriously. Works fine, crazy awesome table.

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Heeelllllll yeeeeaaaaahhhh!

Edit- Seems as though thars no chuck. I don't know much about lathes, anybody got ideas for how to make a DIY chuck?

I'd just go buy one, and also buy some parts to make it into a metal cutting lathe.

I'm thinking of getting a corded drill chuck, hopefully larger than 1/2", then bolting that to the threads that are where the chuck should be by making a funky bolt

This best work, or I'll be pissed.

Ah, fuck it. I'm just going to make one out of wood, like a wood cylinder that goes over the threading with a cup to hold the piece. Might work!

Note to self- I absolutely hate reading advertisements for stuff, product descriptions. Most of them are just flashy words for something simple and not so revolutionary. And most are predictable and annoying. Ever notice how you can tell when people on TV who pretend they like something most of the time just hate it? Fuck 'em. That's why I love powertool descriptions. I was reading some woodworking magazines my dad got at the dump in a box, and they were filled with tons of powertool ads. Lathes, jointers, sawzalls, radial arms saws, scroll saws, planers, the works. But every single tool was backed up by solid facts, because thats what woodworkers want to see. It makes you serious for some reason, stuck to solid figures instead of abstract ideas. But, it is infinitely more predictable and open. No bullshit where you buy something that works twice then some tab breaks and its useless, even though it had some made up technology, like Gillette Fusion Razor™. Fuck all that razor bullshit. Every time a new intense revolutionary model comes out that will change the way you shave comes out, they just added another blade. That's it. And their slogan is always based on the number. Power of three, quadfactor, fusion of 4+1, like seriously? Actually, just now, off on a tangent while writing this, I found-

75a: George Carlin / Billy Preston, Janis Ian

Triple-Trac

Announcer.....Andrew Duncan
Caveman.....Al Franken

[ FADE IN on a caveman on his knees by a river ]

Announcer (V/O): In the dawn of civilization, long before the Bronze Age, man first began his search for the close shave.

[ The caveman takes a club and hits himself in the face. DISSOLVE to the announcer speaking to the camera against a black background ]

Announcer: Since then, man has been ardently striding to design the perfect shaving instrument.

[ Shots of various razors are shown ]

Announcer (V/O): From the straight razor, to the safety razor, to the injector system, amd finally the highly acclaimed twinblade cartridge.

[ The announcer picks up a twinblade and shows it to the camera ]

Announcer: Almost perfect, yet not quite the superlative groom. Introducing the Triple-Trac.

[ DISSOLVE to a close-up of the three-bladed Triple-Trac razor ]

Announcer (V/O): Not just two blades in one system, but three stainless, platinum teflex-coated blades melded together to form one incredible shaving cartridge, easily fitted into your old twinblade holder. Triple-Trac's triple-threat cartridge, with more close shaves than ever before. Here's how it works.

[ DISSOLVE to a cartoon showing a how the Triple-Trac shaves a whisker ]

Announcer (V/O): The first blade grabs at the whisker, tugging it away from your face to protect it from the second blade.

[ The cartoon shows how the Triple-Trac yanks painfully at the whisker ]

Announcer (V/O): Blade number two catches and digs into the stubble before it has the chance to snap back and injure you, pulling it farther out so that it is now ready for shearing.

[ The cartoon shows an even more painful whisker-yanking ]

Announcer (V/O): Triple-Trac's third blade, a finely-honed bonded platinum instrument, cuts cleanly through the whisker at its base, leaving your face as smooth as a billiard ball.

[ Finally, the cartoon shows the Triple-Trac completely shaving the whisker ]

[ DISSOLVE back to the announcer against the black background, holding up a Triple-Trac ]

Announcer: The Triple-Trac. Because you'll believe anything.

[ FADE ]




Hit that nail on the head like a fucking freight train right there. Anyways, reading numbers is some how really appealing to me. Each one tells me a reliable figure that relates a definite quantity. The saw spins at 1000 rpm, the planer takes 67 bdft/min, the drill runs on 120 volts. They might not all matter to me. I'm certainly not experienced enough to know that I might need a saw that has X amount of torque to cut through Brazilian rosewood that would seize up a weaker saw. Or that I'd need a router with at least a 4" plunge depth to make a specific moulding shape. But somehow, it doesn't matter. Regardless of whether or not I understand exactly how each figure would affect certain aspects of its use, I still enjoy knowing. Funny thing is, I know what most of those amounts mean, volts, rpm, maH, inches. I got that shit hammered down flat, I know it rightside up and upside down. I just haven't use enough machines with enough wood types for enough jobs to say "I got this shit figured out". So for now I just enjoy knowing them because they're solid and they wont move. Plus tools pretty much last forever, as long as their wood workers tools and not black and decker or powerglide shitty gimmicky tools that snap apart when they
re dropped. Contractor tools last decades. I just bought an old sears/roebuck craftsman™ scroll saw, likely from the 40's or so. Dunno when roebucket ditched sears and got out of town, maybe I can figuer it out. Hmmm. well, found this-
Sears took advantage of this by publishing his catalog with clearly stated prices, so that consumers could know what he was selling and at what price, and order and obtain them conveniently.
Amen.
Well, seems as if the legal name is still Sears, Roebuck & Co, so no luck figuring out a landmark date for it's manufacture. Seems old though, and Alva Roebuck died it 1895, it's probably the first manufactured lathe ever. :D Hah, that'd be sweet. Anyways, I'm going to watch the end of SNL and play with new lathe for a while, then I'll go to bed and have an awesome time sleeping. Peace nig nogs.


Argon- Rudimentary google searches have yielded $600-$4000 CNC lathe chucks that are 5 1/2" thick with sick gripping points and tons of other crazy shit going on. Is there a name for my "category" of lathe that would better help me find what I need? Are there universal chucks, or does it change by model #? I am quite confused and too lazy to search now, as I must go watch TV. Rather odd, as I rarely watch TV, but, alas, I'm out. I'll search harder tomorrow. AMF!

Tried to make a chuck with a castle nut, but it turned out it was the wrong threading [1/2" coarse, supposed to be 1/2" fine], so it cross threaded and jammed at a funny angle, not good for spinnin. Then I attempted to make a castle nut with a regular 1/2" fine, but I couldn't get good spikes to jam into the wood [got it looking like a castle nut though]. So now I'm just going to get a chuck, seeing as at least I know the threading.

You should just put that pos in the bartering thread; I'll give you an old vcr & some NiCr wire for it.

*currently too jealous to care enough to give you any constructive advice*

Nice try, this things staying with me. Plus it'd cost 100s to ship, just go buy a new one! I'll trade for NiCr wire though- If you rig me up a circuit for a vape, I'll....do something....maybe a brand new angle grinder 1 cutting and 1 grinding disc, if you throw something else in... :D

ARGON- Can we sticky the bartering thread? If you don't want to, please respond by saying "NO, FUCK THAT SHIT!!!" or whatever it takes, rather than being silent, as being silent kinda leaves me hanging.

And updates on repair- It's a 1/2" fine thread bar, and it can be removed. I got a shitty old headstock thingy to jam in there from my CAD teacher, if that doesn't work I'm bringing in the bar for him to check out so we can order something that will fit. Boo ya!

Update- Found a keyed 1/2" chuck that will screw on to my headstock spindle, ordered for $16. Next: live center for the tailstock. And argon, what the hell would I make with a metal lathe?

I've got a big one in my garage... similair to this http://www.thekilmerplace.com/metalLathe.jpg apart from it's much larger then that particular one. Does'nt really get used, might start crafting some weapons with it.

Nice try, this things staying with me. Plus it'd cost 100s to ship, just go buy a new one! I'll trade for NiCr wire though- If you rig me up a circuit for a vape, I'll....do something....maybe a brand new angle grinder 1 cutting and 1 grinding disc, if you throw something else in... :DEven tho I don't smoke I think I might try to make a vape. I think it'd be a good way to use some of what I've learned in engineering to use in real world application. If it comes out good I may trade it for something.

Even tho I don't smoke I think I might try to make a vape. I think it'd be a good way to use some of what I've learned in engineering to use in real world application. If it comes out good I may trade it for something.

I'm just looking for the circuit with the wire and such. I really want to make one that plugs into my cigarette outlet in my car. Would it be possible to pull that off? Even if you can just tell me what to do, that'd be really helpful. Something like "Get these things and connect them in this order". I'll send you a couple dremel bits or a cool pipe or something for that and the nichrome wire. I'd have a hard time ordering things online, and that's one thing that would be difficult to find in stores, so hopefully if I can get the wire the rest will be easily found at radioshack or whatever. I'm thinking it'd be sweet to turn a cool shape on the lathe for the body of the vape, as well as a bowl for the whip. Maybe I could turn you something return for schematics?

Yea, I was thinking of one that plugs into a car lighter, even using the 'element' from a lighter since it's already the right resistance to work on 12V and the right shape and size to at least be able to vape a small amount of herb.
The circuit I'd use would probably just consist of a main switch, a thermal switch, and maybe a small breaker. I'm really still in the brainstorming process and haven't actually sat down to figure up some designs yet, so I might possibly come up with something that does use complex electronics.

Have you tried or thought about looking in thrift stores (Goodwill) or flea markets for blow dryers, toasters, or other shit that uses NiCr wire? My local Goodwill has like 5 toasters for $1-2 right now.
I could send you some wire but I'm not sure if what I currently have would be the ideal type to use and I don't want to send something that's useless to you.

I really wouldn't want much in return, unless you happen to have something I'd really like to have. This shit is fun to me and I like helping people out. I'd at least like a thanks and a promise that you'll return the favor by helping someone else out when you can.

Shit, I never realized how all those things head up. I'll start pokin around for something. I was thinking about trying to make a little bowl that fit the cig lighter plug, so it'd be a convection vape pulling air around the plug. Basically just a whip that the plug plugs into. And don't worry, I'm always handing out awesome advice. ;)

Just scored a bench grinder!

$10 at a barn sale, no motor but it should easily run if I attach the motor from my lathe to it, just pulleys attached to the axle now. It's a beast though, two wheels, all solid steel, no plastic, and it's craftsman again. Sweeet. Also got- awesome leather gloves, a pipe cutter, some big panes of 1/4" and 3/8" glass, 24' of angle iron for skateboard coping, and 12 pieces of 1"x3"x6' oak boards. All for $35. And they guy is paying me $20/hr tomorrow for 3 hours to help him move all the useless crap into trucks, which means I'll likely get some more stuff for free. I got my eye on a 3' long solid steel plumbers wrench that weighs about 30lbs just for kicks, maybe I'll hang it up in my shop.

And what do you guys think of building a long work bench with all of my pulley powered tools on it, then mounting two motors on tracks to slide down below to power each thing? I got a lathe, scroll saw, belt sander, bench grinder, band saw, and planer that could all be powered this way. My other bandsaw could be as well, but it has a metal stand with the motor/pulley system fit nicely onto it, so I'm thinking that can go in another corner and the other bandsaw will sit around until someone wants it. Oh yeah, I'm building a workshop in my basement with aforementioned tools along with a drafting table, some counter space, smaller tools [dremel, soldering iron, various hand tools, etc], and hopefully a good organized place to keep my materials. If anybody has any cool ideas for a small shop, let me know.
This all hinges on cleaning my dads stuff out of that area, which could take a little bit, but hopefully I'll have my shop within a month. Pics will follow.

Also, I got scroll saw blades and it is up and running.