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But in all seriousness, I think that X-Y compound slide vise takes up his entire drill plate, probably.
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I agree completely. Not only are milling machine bits more expensive, they also break easier AND become useless much quicker than lathe tooling.jrrdw wrote:Milling machines cost more then lathe's, and more costly to tool up.
Remember John, you get what you pay for.
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For all you have mentioned here, buy a lathe. Mow some grass, shovel some snow what ever kind of work you can find. Match you dads money (430), and get yourself a nice set up with a good selection of tooling. It should only take you short time to make 400 dollars.Make pistons, piston housings, special diameter pipe pieces, valve bodies triggers, trigger mechs, steam engine parts, O- ring groves and the like, i don't think my needs are THAT high. Also my main/only work material will be alli, maybe iron and what ever is used to manufacture tools incase i decide to do that.
I mentioned making tools as there is always a special shape and size you will always have to make yourself. For example to cut o ring grooves. Using square stock and a bench grinder, it is easy to grind a groove cutter just the right size for your special o ring. There is info online for the angles that are best to cut various metals. The only toos needed for a new lathe are a round nose tool to quickly machine round stock to smaller diameter, a cut off tool, and maybe a thread cutter if you make custom bolts. Need a lead screw type lathe to take advantage of the latter.john bunsenburner wrote:I would consider something along these lines: http://www.amazon.com/Unknown-Lathe-Met ... 928&sr=1-3
Now some one mentioned machining my own tools, while others mentioned large somes of money involved with tools. How much would it cost me if I got a good assortment of quality tools? How many of them can i make, how much could i save?