Open Technology Lathe Idea

[Alan JacksonParticipant @alanjackson47790]

In MEW300 I proposed a small adaptable lathe that could be easily changed in stages from a simple basic lathe through to a version with powered axes then finally onto a fully CNC lathe that could also be used manually or a mix of manual/ CNC as desired. The version show has a cast iron bed but this could be simplified with rectangular steel bars. I attach a screenshot. There are many more screenshots in my album.

Alan

[Nick WheelerParticipant @nickwheeler]

I was surprised that neither Alan's articles, nor the previous one about updating small lathes didn't create any discussion. I preferred Alex du Pre's ideas, as they're easily applicable to existing machines yet improve some of the less satisfactory features; screwcutting and power feeds in particular

[VicParticipant @vic]

We had a small CNC mill (Boxford?) where I used to work and the column had two linear rails rather than dovetails. It worked fine so fabricating modest size machine tools from readily available components shouldn’t be too difficult.

I’ve actually seen the banned video before. I didn’t actually know it had links to suppliers until this thread as they don’t appear automatically on my iPad, you have to click on the arrow to display them which isn’t something I normally do.

[Alan JacksonParticipant @alanjackson47790]

Posted by Nicholas Wheeler 1 on 16/05/2021 13:26:20:

I was surprised that neither Alan's articles, nor the previous one about updating small lathes didn't create any discussion. I preferred Alex du Pre's ideas, as they're easily applicable to existing machines yet improve some of the less satisfactory features; screwcutting and power feeds in particular

So was I Nicholas, When later I placed a short version on other similar websites there was quite a lot of interest,Stange.

Alan

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Alan Jackson on 16/05/2021 14:53:53:

Posted by Nicholas Wheeler 1 on 16/05/2021 13:26:20:

I was surprised that neither Alan's articles, nor the previous one about updating small lathes didn't create any discussion. […]

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So was I Nicholas, When later I placed a short version on other similar websites there was quite a lot of interest,Stange.

Alan

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Well at least I made an attempt to prompt some discussion:

**LINK**

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=170797&p=2

31/01/2021 11:41:02

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