Can Anybody Help With Milling & Turning (to use a Lathe)?

[Aukedrdw]

Morning Guys,


Am looking to make some mods to my little 'toy' and want to mill & lathe some parts like wheel spacers, pulleys & wheel hubs. etc.

Does anybody have any of the precious machines to carry out this work in their shed that they could kick into gear for me?

I have beers, burgers, encouraging words, a good sense of humour... oh yeah and (a little) money to trade for the service. I will source any materials needed ;)

Looking forward to hearing from somebody.

Regards,

Auke

[spudboy]

There was a post from a bloke last week who made up his own EGR removal kit on a lathe. Do a quick search under EGR and I reckon you'll find him.

[Aukedrdw]

Thanks for the fast reply.

I will try to look him up.

Oh yeah, did I mention that it would be useful if you were around the greater Sydney area?

Auke

[p38arover]

Umm, I think you'll find it's called "turning", not "lathing". :angel:

turning


• noun 1 a place where a road branches off another. 2 the action or skill of using a lathe. 3 (turnings) shavings of wood resulting from turning wood on a lathe.


I think wheel spacers are commercially available.

[Aukedrdw]

Thank you for the English lesson :eek:

But can you help..... :confused:

[p38arover]

Thank you for the English lesson :eek:

But can you help..... :confused:

My pleasure. You'll never forget the correct word now, will you? :)

I have a lathe but no mill.

Regrettably, I cannot help. The effort to make wheels spacers at home wouldn't be worthwhile if doing it for someone else unless one was being paid money and one had commercial machinery.

[Killer]

I could help, but I am in Brisbane.

Cheers, Mick.

[Bigbjorn]

My pleasure. You'll never forget the correct word now, will you? :)

I have a lathe but no mill.

Regrettably, I cannot help. The effort to make wheels spacers at home wouldn't be worthwhile if doing it for someone else unless one was being paid money and one had commercial machinery.

Ron, as well as turning, you also can face, drill, bore, knurl, tap, screw cut in the lathe, and with appropriate attachments can grind, slot, and mill as well.

[p38arover]

Ron, as well as turning, you also can face, drill, bore, knurl, tap, screw cut in the lathe, and with appropriate attachments can grind, slot, and mill as well.

Absolutely. I've done most of those.

[rangieman]

There was a post from a bloke last week who made up his own EGR removal kit on a lathe. Do a quick search under EGR and I reckon you'll find him.
Was it my Thread ;)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/72563-my-egr-effort.html

[spudboy]

Was it my Thread ;)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/72563-my-egr-effort.html

That's the one! I was most impressed by your handywork. I wish I could make stuff like that.

[Dougal]

I've just got to add:
Unless you've got copious amounts of free-time (i.e. retired or don't watch tv) then it's never worth the effort to make your own stuff if it's commercially available.

The guys who make and sell the stuff have economies of scale far beyond any one-off.

If you can't buy what you want, then yes making it yourself or getting it made is an option. The key to making this option work is finding people with the gear and scrap materials which you can use. If those people like beer it's a situation that can work very well.

[p38arover]

I agree with Dougal.

I'm an amateur so I don't have the experience nor skill to make stuff for others. It's also too much hassle and takes too much time. I make stuff for myself as it becomes part of my project.

[Bigbjorn]

Made a component for an English Wheel this morning for a mate who is an above first class welder & fabricator. I fit and turn, he welds cuts, folds, bends etc. A symbiotic friendship.

[p38arover]

Regrettably, I don't have any mates in that trade.

[discowhite]

I agree with Dougal.

I'm an amateur so I don't have the experience nor skill to make stuff for others. It's also too much hassle and takes too much time. I make stuff for myself as it becomes part of my project.


i do and i dont!
i make stuff thats available all the time, mainly because i like doing it and in the process i usuall build a better product, by changing something that the comercial blokes couldnt spend the extra 10sec programming the CNC to do.
i spent 45min making my egr kit and it cost me 16bucks.... what dose one from the uk cost and how long will it take to get it here?

cheers phil