hi,

does anyone here use a computer controlled lathe to do sort of symmetrical
stuff, or do you all do everything by hand?

I do a lot of turning by hand as a hobby.

A cardboard template is handy for matching profiles.

A duplicator add-on is used if I need to do a lot of copies, such as
rail spindles.

BemusedbyQM wrote:
hi,

does anyone here use a computer controlled lathe to do sort of symmetrical
stuff, or do you all do everything by hand?

I have been using a HAPFO AP 7000 CNC lathe for about 3 1/2 years.
Mostly for ornamental stuff. Jim

Nope. If we had computer-controlled lathes...........anybody could do this
stuff. As it is, we spend half a lifetime learning how to do something a
12-year old kid could program a computerized lathe to do in 15 minutes.

Barry


"BemusedbyQM" wrote in message
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hi,

does anyone here use a computer controlled lathe to do sort of symmetrical
stuff, or do you all do everything by hand?

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:26:59 -0600, "Barry N. Turner"
wrote:

Nope. If we had computer-controlled lathes...........anybody could do this
stuff. As it is, we spend half a lifetime learning how to do something a
12-year old kid could program a computerized lathe to do in 15 minutes.

Barry

But there IS a subtle difference, Barry...

One of my neighbors is a life-long machinist... he has said many times that the
difference between our "skills" is that he could take a bowl or something that
I've turned and make as many exact copies as he wanted too...
The difference he sees is that he wouldn't have a clue on how to make the first
one... The "creative part" as he calls it..


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BemusedbyQM wrote:
hi,

does anyone here use a computer controlled lathe to do sort of
symmetrical
stuff, or do you all do everything by hand?

I have been using a HAPFO AP 7000 CNC lathe for about 3 1/2 years.
Mostly for ornamental stuff. Jim

i just looked up that lathe on google - looks awesome. a little out of my
price range though...