January 30, 20206 yr Hey everyone I got a small lathe and a mill last winter and have been quite busy with other obligations so I haven't really been able to use It that much. I have made a couple simple projects since I've had it just some shop chores but this is the first somewhat complicated project I have made. I thought it was pretty cool. This is the milk selector switch off of my wife's expresso machine. It broke about a year ago and I tried to glue it with epoxy a couple of times but it broke as soon as I put it on. So 4000$ worth of machine tools and 6 hrs of shop time later we have a sweet billit aluminum switch for our 30$ used espresso machine from the swap and buy. The project wouldn't have been that hard except the hole Dow the center is not round its half moon shaped, I dont have a rotary table yet so that was a bit of messing around. Anyways, this was a great learning experience project especially turning the eccentric portion on the lathe. And my wife was happy to get the expresso machine back. Cheers Edited January 31, 20206 yr by Mod30 Resize large photos.
January 30, 20206 yr Very cool. Now, if that one breaks or you need to do something similar on another machine, forge a decorative handle and mill out the appropriate attachment points.
January 31, 20206 yr Author I like it. Take an extremely overcomplicated project and make it more complicated. But I think the new switch will now outlast the rest of the plastic parts on the machine.
January 31, 20206 yr Mm ... the metaphysics of identity, isn't there another one about the axe of someone who is on his fifth handle and third head but still going strong?
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