What should I buy

[NOI53Y]

Chilly you may be on to something there :big:

Just for those that may be interested. Rather than start a thread on something completely off topic but here is my Hot rod. It is basically scratch built. I started with a chassis and cowl section and the rest will be hand built by me. Chassis is a 26ish Dodge and the cowl is 27 Willy's

I've made the doors and I am now skinning the whole lot at the moment. Well once it starts warming up anyway.

It will be a roadtser ute once it's finished.

Still a heap of work to do.

Sorry for the off topic stuff ;D

 

[tmuir]

Really, are they all like that? Ugh.
Hey Zeep, see that? Maybe it's causing your measurement troubles.

My lathe is mark with each graduation as 0.25mm or 1/1000 inch
They both can't be right.
I've not bothered to work out which one is the correct value as I use them as only indications and my micrometer or vernier for exact measurements.

 

[robbieknobbie]

I love my mill to little tiny pieces, but you can do an aweful lot with a lathe and a comparably sized drill press. The 'secondary' machines (drill press, sander etc) that you may already have can go a long way before you go and buy a mill.

One great person to chime in on this one would be Brian Rupnow (sp?). I believe I've seen him around here in the past. He's gone from complete newbie to having one of his small engines published in Home Shop Machininst in about two years. Whatever path he took would be a good one to follow.

 

[vlmarshall]

Just for those that may be interested. Rather than start a thread on something completely off topic but here is my Hot rod. It is basically scratch built. I started with a chassis and cowl section and the rest will be hand built by me. Chassis is a 26ish Dodge and the cowl is 27 Willy's.
I've made the doors and I am now skinning the whole lot at the moment. Well once it starts warming up anyway.

Drool, drool... :bow:

 

[chillybilly]

Big project !!Smashing !! 8) That a straight six in there ??

 

[NOI53Y]

Thanks Vernon.

Chilly, yeah it's a big project. Nothing like jumping in the deep end and having a go. Especially when I started with virtually nothing ;D

Oh yeah and that is a straight 6 in there. I'm not sure if you have heard of it but it is a Holden 6 202ci and a 3 speed auto behind it. Just something a little different to the usual V8 anyway.

 

[chillybilly]

spent a lot of time in NZ in the past always fancied a ewt ,man the Ford holden rivalry was real fierce ,never really come across that before !!! :big:

 

[ChooChooMike]

Sherline/Taig (don't know the size off the top of my head, but probably in the 4" range?)

Sherline

http://www.sherline.com/lathes.htm

Swing over bed : 3.50" (90 mm)

with available head/tailstock risers :

http://www.sherline.com/1290inst.htm

1-1/4" high riser block, an additional 2-1/2" is added to the diameter part that can be turned on the lathe. This means a part of up to 5-1/2" to 6" can be turned over the bed.

Taig

http://www.taigtools.com/mlathe.html

Max. turning dia. 4.5 in. (extendable to 6.5 in.)

web page also shows other specs.

With riser blocks :

http://www.taigtools.com/c1250.html

The Riser Block Kit is used to raise the the headstock on the bed. The Block raises the spindle center one inch higher above the lathe bed, thereby allowing a six inch swing to be obtained. The Tool post is also raised one inch so that the toolbit remains on center with the spindle

HTH !

Mike