The plan is that we will 3d print the parts then form lost cast them. Dont know if they will be dove tail joints or just glued together. The multimachine is a metal lathe that can be built to. The best gingery lathe video series to date hackaday. The book has the reader create some tools like a boring bar apparatus and a few others to help during assembly, but purposely left these out of the model to concentrate on the final product. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the. Dave gingery brings it all within your grasp and you will be amazed at what can be produced with tin snips, standard measuring tools and a 24 sheet metal brake. My lathe is by no means perfect but it is an example of a directory of homemade tools and equipment. July 7, 2016 makercise has been working on a gingery lathe since. In this video, i wrap up the lathe project by completing the permanent spindles. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Charcoal foundry plans to build the melting furnace and instructions for basic pattern making and molding to get your shop project underway. This book is part of the seven book series on building a metal shop from scrap.
In the spring of 1998 i ordered the gingery series of books on how to build a metalworking shop from scratch. His most famous book was build your own metal working shop from scrap series, which describes how to build an entire machine shop at low cost, often from reclaimed components and scrap metal. Combined with a previous project, there should be enough tools to create a usable lathe. This set of files is the complete set of casting patterns required to make a dave gingery metal lathe. Gingery lathe pdf you can find them at as i read this book written by gingery, i noticed that the molds were machined with a lathe and made from aluminum. A man named dave gingery wrote a series of books in the 1980s showing how to cast aluminum and zinc, and to use the castings to build a metal lathe, metal shaper, horizontal mill, drill press. Dave gingery lathe pdf has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. Because of this im not planning on using drafts like in the book. A gingery lathe made based on the book the metal lathe by david gingery. In addition to the build your own metal working shop from ltahe series, dave gingery and his son vincent have published a large number of booklets on shop practices, engine construction and mechanical miscellanea. See the romig turret lathe design in the multimachine newsgroup files section.
The guys at sell a replacement bed for the micromark 7x14 mini lathe. I would like something a little more massive for extra rigidity. Seeing someone using a scraper made from an old file. The general agreement here is that the gingery lathe is a pos, and that you should only build one for practice, not for actually using it. Building a metal lathe based on the following david gingery s books. By priceperformance considerations a charcoal fired foundry is one of the best tools out there, and as an added bonus, casting is fun. Heres a video update on the current status of my gingery lathe project. Throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and youre likely to hit somebody who owns a set of diysavant dave gingerys classic books on. Black locust cabinetmakers workbench ebook plans available homebuilt wood lathe. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the drill press, the charcoal foundry. All items specifically addressed in the book are included in this. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap. Multimachine, an opensource machine tool the multimachine a complete machine shop in one tool. Build a functional metal working shop from scrap materials.
The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap gingery, david on. Dave gingery machines i built his lathe,shaper milling machine and various tooling. In the early 80s dave gingery published a book describing a home brew charcoal fired foundry, intended mostly for the melting of aluminum. I know some have beefed up the casting, or used brass, but how about this. This project requires considerable time and effort and will take you through the basics of machining and metal casting, including the construction of a metal foundry that uses either charcoal or propane.
I call it the 7e the e is for elbridge, the town i was living in when it was designed and built. Ive owned a set myself, for more than a decade, and at least starting on the lathe, which is the first. The cross slide will have to be redesigned as well in order to use the improved compound, but if you have just built the lathe, making a. These patterns are an accompaniment to david gingery s book build your own metal working. Pat delany multimachine box 1629, palestine, texas 75801 usa 903 723 0980 support at. At the time of selling the gingery lathe the half nut had not worn out yet but i did have to drill a hole into the cross slide to allow me to push a 14 pin through and lock the handle of the lock nut so. I thought some might be interested in a lathe build project of mine from 36 years ago. The lathe is the first machine built since it can be used to help build itself. Throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and youre likely to hit somebody who owns a set of diysavant dave gingery s classic books on building your own machine shop by casting scrap aluminum, melted in a charcoalpowered bucket furnace, into sand molds formed by wooden patterns. Ml7 cut from 12 aluminium plate, nicely made with plans available in pdf format. Makercise has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. Hi all, im starting out onthe gingery workshop route, but the bed casting for the lathe just doesnt feel right.
December 19, 1932 may 3, 2004 was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools gingery is most famous for his build your own metal working shop from scrap series, which details how to build a reasonably complete machine shop at low cost, often from scrap metal and other items. You can find them at as i read this book written by gingery, i noticed that the molds were machined with a lathe and made from aluminum. I started with a 5 gallon steel bucket lined with firebrick mortar for a foundry. I corresponded with dave back when the books first came out. He was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools. Seeing someone using a scraper made from an old file on aluminum to true the surface. Dave gingery pdf gingery book store features books written expecially for inventors, tinkerers, machinists and experimenters. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 kindle edition by gingery, david. The lathe and foundry are then used to make more complicated machine tools. Well i started the lathe project and had cast the bed and feet when i was given a lathe by a friend of mine. Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with.
Besides what is a laboratory without a precision indexing head or milling machine. You can build your own metal lathe with 7 swing and 12 centers. This is the lathe featured in book 2 of david gingery s series. David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few others. Gingery was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on. My journey into metal casting started because i wanted a metal lathe but couldnt afford one. I figured, hey i already have a foundry why not build some really nifty machines. This lathe was inspired from reading the lathe book by dave gingery. If you delve deep enough into the dark corners of diy and metalworking websites, youll come across a name thats either treated with hushed reverence, or outright derision, with very little middle ground. When i started doing some research about aluminum casting i came across a series of books which were written by david gingery back in the 80s the first of which dealt with the aluminum. Its coming along very well, even starting to make its own parts now. Green sand casting in the home shop university of babylon. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from.
Building my own gingery metal lathe another day another. Dave gingery was born in ironwood, michigan and in the. Plastic injection molding attachment for a drill press. Dave gingery pdf results 1 12 of 37 build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book series. Even if you already have a lathe and other equipment this simple foundry setup will greatly expand the capacity of jj. Yes i too am building a metal working shop from scrap using the books written by mr. For more details on the project, check out my page.
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