The Hobby Machinist NZ channel contains content for things that you would do in a home shop such as fabrication, welding, machining etc. I like making shop tools and making improvements on my machines and equipment in the shop to make them easier to use and more efficient. I also have an interest in woodturning, and I like making tools and jigs to use on the wood lathe. I create and post videos of what I make so that others can use the ideas and processes for their own projects.
Has anyone done a CNC conversion to replace the round column upper half of the machine with a custom z axis and spindle? I was thinking of using the xy table base and then fabricating an X axis to replace the round column
Very nice. Will add that to my project list. Hey I'm fairly new to at home machining (yacht maintenance mainly), and one thing I am really struggling to nail is where in NZ to get small quantities of stock. Specifically 6061 ally bar, 316 stainless and Acetal or Delrin. Got any tips in that department?
I have never brought ally, stainless or acetal/delrin so I don't not know where to source them from. I cast my own aluminum and that is all I use on my projects. All the stainless I have has been given to me. I have no idea of the grade though. I don't think I have turned acetal or delrin, but I did make some turning blanks out of HDPE by melting it down and squashing it up in a mold. I have a video on that process. Probably no helpful but that is my experience.
Sorry I don't know and the video does not show the model number. I had a lot of new bearings given to me and I was able to fine new bearings in that lot, so I did not actually buy them. From memory I measured them and looked up what bearing had those measurements. Then I went through and found the correct bearings. I think you will need to do the same to get the correct bearings.
Thanks Kieran. No, it not for ornamental turning. I will show something different for that in my demo in a few weeks. Dave G guessed it. It is for a Pro-Mount carving stand that I plan to build.
Nice job on the faceplates. Well done. I do not have the steel stock to make metal faceplates for my wood lathe. I have made ones with hard wood, e.g., walnut. I use these for various light load applications. Could be used for sanding discs. For dedicated sanding discs I now 3D print faceplates. I have made these for a few of my local turning club members. They are working well. Dave.
You need to use the Orange Grinding Stone that is for Steel as used in Dremel Rotary Tools. The Stone you are using is for non ferrous metals, not for steel.
Well done project. Just so you know your buddy probably wasn't just messing with you, you really are supposed to mix epoxy resins for a long time. They say mix it for as long as you think you need to, then mix it for twice that long again.
Drill bits usually have a soft shank so the drill chuck jaws can bite into it. Try to use milling cutter shanks or tap shanks, both are hardened and will get a keener edge that will last much longer.
Second hand manual machines are relatively affordable for those of us who are interested in machining as a hobby. CNC machines are a whole lot more expensive, and very far out of budget for all but the wealthiest of hobby machinists. It doesn't matter how good CNC machines are for those of us who cannot afford them. It's like you saying, on a channel devoted to the ford fiesta: "Have you heard about BMW? If you have, then this channel is useless, got it?"
Thanks so much for posting this video, it's really well done and there is so much good info on setting up the blades etc. I found a planer almost the same on facebook market place a few weeks ago. The wooden base was much the same as yours. I tried to improve it but in the end it was a waste of time. I was very lucky to find a metal stand at the local dump while disposing of a fridge. It's the perfect size with a large hole in the top as well. I really couldn't believe my luck. Cost me $8 plus a bit of rust killer and some paint. My planer is missing the guard, was your one the same? did you fabricate another one?
@@SwoonMotionography Oh, when you said you paid $8 for the metal stand, I thought you were at one of those dump shops they have in Australia. Fantastic idea, they pull aside anything that looks good and they sell them to the public at a good price. I did not know you could buy stuff from the dump in NZ. Maybe things have changed from when I last went?
Cool project. I'm thinking some really dense desert hardwood would give really crisp details. I've turned mulga wood from the dry areas in south west Queensland that machined like steel.
Thanks Mark. In NZ I think they use Camellia. It has tight grain which produces fine detail in the cuts. Those test pieced were macrocarpa which is too soft for ornamental turning, but just what I had laying around.
