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I was thinking using say 19-20mm plate (3/4") thick. Make a big webbed base section and fill with epoxy resin and sand/pebble mix.

I think they say it is about the journey not the destination, hey...

Yeah the more I think about it just getting bought lathe seems like the more sensible idea.

Yeah I was thinking of the pottery guys, there is a large mod that have a pretty big kiln they use to make pavers and fire bricks etc. I will have to phone around and ask them. I should ask the specialists too how much to properly stress relieve. I should ask the foundry up town how much they...

Okay 1150 F is 621 degrees Celcius. I reckon I can get that with a few bottles of propane gas, yeah? Make up a bit of an oven and cook it for a few hours. Should be easy enough. For the ways, I'd just bolt down and shim some hiwin type square block type ways????

I'm in Australia, Qld, Toowoomba. Yes I had wondered about the alignment between the bed and the headstock etc. Next question. How accurate is a face mill or fly cut to get the surfaces square? Would it need to be then surface ground? The head stock you would weld up, machine the bottom and...

Right, intro post done. Well I'm thinking that I can get an old mill rather than a new one and it will be cheaper. Then I could use mild steel to weld up a lathe frame and machine it out. Then use the linear ways for the X and Y axis etc. The idea is to get the most from your dollar. Still...

The Boss (Steamer) just asked me to make an introduction post. Well I'm wanting to get into machining DIY style. I have a little practice with using a lathe and milling machine when I did a part time engineering course a few years ago. I guess I'd like to find out more details about machining...

Why are all lathes and mills made from cast iron? Could I weld up a structure out of mild steel plate to use a a lathe base and frame? Then just face mill or fly cut the surfaces in a mill? I think you would need to flame stress it right? So you weld it, machine it then flame de stress it...