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Woooow... that's a lotta stuff a lathe can do!
-Mike
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A happy kid behind the wheel of a 98 Mustang GT
Cold air intake
FRPP 3.73 gears
Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter
Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers (self-installed woohoo)
Hi-speed fan switch
255/60R-15 rear tires
Subframe connectors
Aluminum adjustable clutch quadrant
"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 08:52:51 GMT, wrote:
I was reading another thread mentioning lathes... and which one to buy.
I'm
so new to metalworking (I'm just beginning welding hehe) that I had to go
look up what a lathe even was. I see that it's for
shaping/carving/whatever
metals to make a desired shape... but can anybody provide an example or 2
of
what a lathe is used for? Thanks! Curiousity got the best of me  . Happy
Holidays!
-Mike
Blink blink...ooookkkay...
http://bedair.org/9x20camlock/9x20project.html
http://www.pioneer.net/~felice/taig.html
Just a couple examples.
As you say..lathes make round things round (usually) and of the size
and shape you want.
Need some jets for a carburetor? Lathe.
Need to make bushings? Lathe
Need to make nuts and bolts? Lathe
Im building a new welding cart for my Mig welder, for rough terrain.
So far..the axles have been turned to diameter and threaded on the
ends for nylocks...Lathe
The steering gear spindle, lathe
king arms, lathe
Bottle holder clamp, lathe
Yesterday:
New mig tip for my wire feeder. Lathe (ID bore, turn and thread out of
copper)
spare Defuser for the torch tip, lathe, (brass)
Tommorow.
Brass electrical buss bar for friends sandrail, Lathe
Standoffs for aftermarket electrical radiator fan for friends 'stang,
lathe
Lots of stuff.
http:/home.lightspeed.net/~gunner/myshop
some commercial examples of small stuff on lathes
http://www.omni-turn.com/Pages/Examp...niSamples.html
( I service, install and set up the machines that cut these parts)
Gunner
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