Scale miniature lathe

[T70MkIII]

Stunning, Mario.

 

[zeeprogrammer]

Awesome. Very beautiful.

 

[kustomkb]

Wow! Beautiful work Mario!

Thanks for sharing,

 

[Twmaster]

That is magnificent looking Mario! Magnificent!

 

[DOC123]

Great work.
Where did you get the acrylic from?
Is is just scrap?

 

[mariolucchini]

Great work.
Where did you get the acrylic from?
Is is just scrap?

Thanks DOC123!.....yes, I have been collecting discarded parts of illuminated signs, and I have scrap pieces of acrylic sheets in 1, 2, 5, 7, 10 and 12 mm thicknesses.....all of them in different colors, clear and opaque... :

When I need other thicknesses I just glue pieces together with chloroform in liquid state....this concoction melts the acrylic very fast and makes a union stronger than the material itself....

Mario

 

[Deanofid]

Mario, your work is beautiful! Really enjoying this thread.

Dean

 

[mariolucchini]

You boys are too kind in your comments!............

We continue rolling with the headstock.....although far from being finished, I couldn't resist mounting it on the lathe's bed and give it a try under power...

The headstock in place with the countershaft aligned....

The ensemble with the faceplate in place....

The beast under power, with the faceplate in place to appreciate the movements.....notice that the secondary belt is in the highest revs position...

A back view of the machine....

Headstock plate with the SB logo.....

I think this would be it for today.............I'm really having a ball with this..... :big:

Cheers

Mario

 

[Deanofid]

It's almost too good, Mario. No one will believe you built it yourself. Of course, we will!
Thanks for all the nice pics.

Dean

 

[kcmillin]

This is an Awesome project Mario.

Dido what Dean said. Your attention to detail is outstanding.

Kel

 

[Twmaster]

That is simply gorgeous....

Eagerly awaiting more progress.

 

[swilliams]

Really impressive work, looks fantastic :bow: :bow: :bow:

Love the way you make such good use of acrylic

 

[krv3000]

HI that's fantastic th_wav

 

[ttrikalin]

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

words fail me!

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

 

[winklmj]

th_confused0052

th_wav

Looks good enough to actually make some chips.

 

[mariolucchini]

Hey boys!.............long time no see................... :big:

Some new stages on the mini lathe.....

After lots of cold sweating, I finally managed to make those transmission gears work....


Distance between gear centers is critical; after that; everything works smoothly....

Take a look at the lathe's rear view, it seems a very busy machine.....

In this closeup, you can appreciate the banjo with the 2 small brass gears which compose the inverting mechanism....

The tailstock is finished too....here it is in place, seen with the spindle at full extent and retracted...

And finally, 2 pics of the lathe as it is today...

More news very soon.............

Best regards....

Mario

 

[dsquire]

Mario

WOW, That is amazing, what else can we say. It was definitely worth the wait. I will be watching for more on this. :bow: :bow:

Cheers

Don

 

[tel]

I will be watching for more on this. bow down bow down

Yep, so will I, very, very nice work indeed!

 

[90LX_Notch]

Mario,

Very Impressive! Thm: Thm:

-Bob

 

[Tin Falcon]

A work of art indeed
Tin