Help with start up?

[Ross DuncanParticipant @rossduncan38445]

Hello I'm looking to buy a lathe and a mill, I have posted on this forum to ask what would be best for the job.

The Lathe :-

basically I'm looking to cut 2, 1 mm notchs in a 1 inch long 8mm diameter iron round bar then put a m4 thread inside it. I also need to lathe 14mm long 6mm diameter brass.

The mill :-

I would like the mill out mild steel or iron dimensions LWH 70mm x 70mm x 17mm

Hope this helps I'm a total beginner to this, looking for someone to advise on what mill and lathe to buy or what combo to buy, I've got a £1000 to spend. really just looking for something that will do the job. also my workshop is in my spare room on the second floor, so i need to be able to get it upstairs.

Please Help!

[Ross DuncanParticipant @rossduncan38445]

[Chris ParsonsParticipant @chrisparsons64193]

I am in a similar situation – see my topic titled 'Workshop flooring'

I have just bought a Sieg SC4 but it might be a bit more than your budget can stand?

They do make smaller models though

Best wishes

Chris Parsons

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

It sounds like you will be producing quite a few of these items. Although some of the very small machines will do the job they have to take small cuts so it could be quite tedius if you want to run a batch of the pins for example.

I would say with that budget you could go for a C3 lathe and X2 mill, click on the ARC banner at the top of this page to see these machines which are on offer at the moment, Axminster tools also do them. And Chester and Warco have similar sized machines

Don't forget to budget for some lathe tools and for the mill you will want milling cutters, something to hold them with and a vice or clamp set to hold the work at the very least.

 

J

Edited By JasonB on 11/10/2012 13:17:19

[TerrydParticipant @terryd72465]

Hi Ross,

It is possible to buy a slightly larger lathe and mount a vertical slide to do your milling. Many model engineers in the past (and in the present) produce excellent work in this way. If you need to move on, such vertical slides are very saleable and you could move up to a milling machine as your budget improves.

Much milling work can also be done in the lathe with the work mounted on the cross slide – must have a tee slotted cross slide for this.

That would give you a budget for a collet set and milling cutters (don't hold them in a normal chuck, they will move) as well as a range of other kit you need such as lathe tooling tailstock chucks and taps for the thread (you will break these) etc.  By the way, lathe is not a verb, it is normal to refer to the process as turning.  One uses a lathe for turning.

 

 

 

Regards

 

Terry

 

Edited By Terryd on 11/10/2012 14:39:08

Edited By Terryd on 11/10/2012 14:39:50

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