New lathe, making parts

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D-Rider · #31 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:48 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Pah, not a flypress in sight

Seem to remember there is one there

- just not in the pics

Willopotomas · #32 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:09 pm

if you look in the lathe pic, you can just see the handle to the fly press on the right side of the picture.. or.. even better in this pic

wayno · #33 Post by **wayno** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:23 am

Seeing all those machines takes me back to my toolmaking days, now I just sit at a computer and draw sh*t all day

The best thing is willopotomas is that when you make parts for your bike, you're getting paid to do it too

Willopotomas · #34 Post by **Willopotomas** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:07 pm

wayno wrote:The best thing is willopotomas is that when you make parts for your bike, you're getting paid to do it too

Some of the time.. Depends what's on. Usually I'm there till late or for a day over the weekend getting stuff done. The 'foreign' order book is looking healthier than the normal works one..lol..

Viking · #35 Post by **Viking** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:48 am

wayno wrote:Seeing all those machines takes me back to my toolmaking days, now I just sit at a computer and draw sh*t all day

How about drawing up a set of these subframe spacers? I'd be interested in a set if they ever got made.

http://apriliaforum.com/forums/showpost ... ostcount=1

wayno · #36 Post by **wayno** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:33 am

No problem, I can draw them up at work (always good to get paid to draw bike bits

)

there are 3 problems with that picture though, 1) you'll end up with a 1" gap in front of the seat, 2) Not sure I like the idea of having 2 knuckles holding me onto the bike (unless they go behind the frame and bolt onto something else) and 3) what sort of person modifies the subframe and still leaves the stock shock on there??

Personally I'd have bumped the top one against the frame like this to remove any chance of it twisting down.

GRFalco · #37 Post by **GRFalco** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:55 am

Can I arsk a stoopid question or two. Buts what does a lathe do? And what does a mill do.

The reason I ask is that I would like a paper weight made with a logo either embossed or sticky out. Either as a cube or as a cyclinder. Would these 'machines' do this?

Also, what does a duck do?

anzacinexile · #38 Post by **anzacinexile** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:20 pm

GRFalco wrote:Can I arsk a stoopid question or two. Buts what does a lathe do? And what does a mill do.

The reason I ask is that I would like a paper weight made with a logo either embossed or sticky out. Either as a cube or as a cyclinder. Would these 'machines' do this?

Also, what does a duck do?

A lathe spins the work, a mill spins the cutter

GRFalco · #39 Post by **GRFalco** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:59 pm

anzacinexile wrote:
GRFalco wrote:Can I arsk a stoopid question or two. Buts what does a lathe do? And what does a mill do.

The reason I ask is that I would like a paper weight made with a logo either embossed or sticky out. Either as a cube or as a cyclinder. Would these 'machines' do this?

Also, what does a duck do?
A lathe spins the work, a mill spins the cutter

Aha, so it's not likely that they'd do what I've after then.

What about the duck?

#40 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:36 pm

GRFalco wrote:
Also, what does a duck do?

A meal for two, usually, depends on how you cook it.

K_D · #41 Post by **K_D** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:42 pm

I have a southbend 10inch heavy which I hardly use

strange but I now NEED a mill cant explain it but............how do I live without one

Ok time to read that machinemart brochure again

D-Rider · #42 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:47 pm

wayno wrote: Personally I'd have bumped the top one against the frame like this to remove any chance of it twisting down.

An alternative would be to make each side from a single piece that attaches to both top and bottom rear subframe mounting points. That would certainly stop any twisting.

wayno · #43 Post by **wayno** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:19 am

GRFalco wrote:
anzacinexile wrote:
GRFalco wrote:Can I arsk a stoopid question or two. Buts what does a lathe do? And what does a mill do.

The reason I ask is that I would like a paper weight made with a logo either embossed or sticky out. Either as a cube or as a cyclinder. Would these 'machines' do this?

Also, what does a duck do?
A lathe spins the work, a mill spins the cutter
Aha, so it's not likely that they'd do what I've after then.

What about the duck?

You could do it, but you'd need a CNC mill to emboss it, mine is just manual and I'm not rolf harris.

Ducks just quack and eat bread