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29th March 2008, 06:14 PM #1Member
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New member and new found interest
Hi all. Patrick's my name. I am 37 years old with 4 children, but figure you are never too old to learn something new.
I am basically starting to kit my shed out with some basic tools, just to use in a hobbyist capacity. I already have a GMC drillpress and am now turning my attention towards getting a basic lathe.
The one I have been looking at is http://titanmachinery.com.au/index.p...d=10&Itemid=34 this one. Would this lathe enable me to turn copper and brass rod into small, "ball-like" handles and to put thread onto thin copper and brass rod? This is pretty much all I need it to do to start off with, but may find more small uses for it over time.
Thanks all, and congrats on a great forum.
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29th March 2008, 08:30 PM #2
Welcome
G day Patrick,
Welcome to the mob.
They are a great bunch of fellas. Thanks for the new site I will add it to my list.And thanks for being concise with your query.It makes it much easier to help you with a reply.
The lathe you mention is a small one but could be used for the purpose you describe.
Realise though that there is tooling that you will have to make or buy to get the radius.The lathe won't do it easily without the ball turner tooling attachment.
Have a Google search under "ball turning tools" and you should turn up a lot of leads.
There are heaps on the hobby machinist sites overseas.My guess is that you may end up making your own ball turning tool as it must suit tool and center height on your particular lathe. It is not that difficult. There are two or three basic types, but break down into categories of horizontal or vertical axis varieties.
I have made one for a 12' lathe,but details sadly are scratchings on paper.
I am a bit too occupied to help just at the moment ,but will have time later to offer some further details.If you don't have any luck I am sure at least a couple of blokes here, will have info for you.
Dunno where the rest are,probably at the pub or have everything turned off for earth hour.
Again welcome to our little bit of the forum.
Cheers
Grahame
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29th March 2008, 09:54 PM #3
There ya go Patrick
I am back
Bear in mind these are various types that fit various sizes of lathe.The likelihood of you buying something that will fit your intended lathe is small,but if I am wrong,and frequently am,I am sure some one will come along and tell us so.
In the mean time, the links are a bit of an idea of the ways you can go in design an application of your ball turner..
http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/baltool/balltool.html
http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/news/oct03/oct03.html
http://members.optusnet.com.au/mores...allTurner.html
http://www.bedair.org/Ball/ball.html
http://www.geocities.com/steves_workshop/ballturner.htm
http://tabletopmachinewiki.com/wiki/Ball_Turning_Tool
cheers
Grahame
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29th March 2008, 09:55 PM #4
Welcome Patrick,
seeing as how you're in Brissie, you might pop into Minitech on the northside. Little lathes, mills and tooling is what they do, always a good place to waste a morning.
(no affiliation etc.)
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29th March 2008, 10:26 PM #5Member
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Awesome fellers, thanks a lot!
Already I have gained a fair bit of knowledge about what I will need to find/make/steal to acomplish my needed tasks
I warn you all now however, I have only ever used a lathe once and that was at high school ... a LONG time ago. I have no idea on names of the various parts of a lathe or anything as yet, but I am researching all the time and no doubt will have a rudimentary understanding in a relatively short amount of time.
Thanks again for all your input Grahame and Sleeping Dog.
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