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if you had a lathe what would you do?
This is a discussion on if you had a lathe what would you do? within the Lathes forums, part of the Machinists category; if you had a lathe what would you do? what would you make....
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08-08-2008, 08:53 AM
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A lathe is the only machine tool capable of reproducing itself; it can do all the required machining operations. A lathe can do turning, milling, drilling, threading, shaping, grinding operations, etc. and also do metal spinning. Materials machined can be metals (ferrous and nonferrous), plastics, wood, and most any other material desired. A lathes limitations are only tooling and operator influenced. What can be made is only limited by the users imagination.
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08-08-2008, 09:14 AM
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car: modified dash panel pull switches, gear shift knob, hood ornament,... what else. Materials could be laminated wood, plastic, anodized aluminum.... Damascus/pattern welded billet.
__________________ I do what I can, when I can, the best I can - with what I have to work with! trying-it (AKA: Stan) |
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08-08-2008, 09:25 AM
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Tyring-It a Damascus/ pattern welded billet used for a dash would truly be a sick use of such fine material. I love it!  next you would sugest using it for rims.
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08-08-2008, 09:47 AM
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A whole new niche market just waiting to be entered. BTW, who ever said pattern welded billets all had to be beat into sharp pointy objects? For the hardcored die hards that believe that, may I suggest lathe turned plumb bobs from pattern welded billets. LOL
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08-08-2008, 10:11 AM
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i need to find someone who could turn me some dash knobs out of damascus/pattern welded billets that would be amazing
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08-08-2008, 10:44 AM
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OK next thing we are going to see posted is a damascus/pattern welded car forum. people are going to take the delorian (sp?) idea of the stainless body and make it out of maiden hair pattern damascus just to show off their million dollar Honda. LOL
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08-08-2008, 01:37 PM
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If I had a metal lathe first off I'd have to learn to run the critter. After that I can think if about half a million things I would use it for. Finnr
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