Re: Invitation to group members: the OpenLathe Project

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Fagan"
<woodworker88@...> wrote:

>
> I am helping to start a new project known as the OpenLathe Project, an
> ongoing project to build a fully-featured metalworking lathe buildable
> using the resources available to a network of home shop machinists.
> We will be basing the project on the structure and principles of the
> open source community, to help provide a free exchange of ideas and
> sources. Ultimately, we would like to create the opportunity for a
> hobbyist with modest equipment and skill to build a metalworking lathe
> from scratch.
>
> Among other aspects of the project, we would like to make the machine
> control neutral, with both manual and CNC control equally feasible.
> We would also like to incorporate the E-Leadscrew project as a
> potential option.

You might want to track down the book "Building a Small Lathe"
by L. C. Mason. It discusses the construction of a table top
lathe out of reasonably available materials. There's lots of
good ideas in the book that are worth investigating.

Of course, there is the good old Gingery Lathe as well. I'm
sure you have already looked at that.

-Wayne