The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 david gingery. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap. It differs greatly in that gingery built his around aluminum castings and this one is built from steel weldments. Step by step instructions to build it from the original patent drawings. Building the atkinson differential engine by gingery. Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with. Using castings from the charcoal foundry and simple hand methods you can build a sturdy and accurate bed for a metal lathe.
The next chapter talks about foundry work and pattern building. 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. Whoo boy, have i got an epic diy project in the works. Finally you get to chapter three where you start the project by building the lathe bed, feet and install the bed ways.
Barry also built the gingery metal shaper from book 3 of the series. The secrets of building a plastic injection molding machine. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap gingery. Gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on. The sand mould weighs something like 40kg, and requires to be turned over several times. Gingery has 19 books on goodreads with 744 ratings. The best gingery lathe video series to date hackaday. The bed casting for the gingery lathe is probably the most complicated casting in the book. The metal shaper build your own metal working shop from. 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. Gingery book store features books written expecially for inventors, tinkerers, machinists and experimenters.
The gingery books and, really, most diy books from that era are. Gingery was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools. By priceperformance considerations a charcoal fired foundry is one of the best tools out there, and as an added bonus, casting is fun. Besides what is a laboratory without a precision indexing head or milling machine. It gives step by step detail on building the shaper. Build a functional metal working shop from scrap materials. Okay the headstock is complete and at this point i can use the lathe for a few applications. Firstly, the pattern needs to be made carefully, otherwise the sand cores will lock in place. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2, gingery, david, ebook. The secrets of building a plastic injection molding machine ebook written by vincent r.
Building the atkinson differential engine this amazing engine developed in the 1880s completes all 4 strokes in a single revolution of the crank without timing gears. Nov 1, 2016 gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the book by david gingery. A gingery lathe made based on the book the metal lathe by david gingery. The first thing you have top do is build the patterns that are going to be used to cast the bed and the mounting feet. Yes, im turning a pile of scrap metal into a metal lathe. If you are interested expanding your horizons and in the education and experience, build it. Dave gingerys classic books on building your own machine shop by casting scrap aluminum, melted in a charcoalpowered bucket furnace. This lathe was inspired from reading the lathe book by dave gingery.
Gingery lathe in the foreground, gingery mill and homebuilt wood lathe in background. I figured, hey i already have a foundry why not build some really nifty machines. Gingerys in his series and in the lathe book, take you through many time honored, and nearly lost techniques of metal working. Optimistic affected welding projects ideas book your tickets metal working ideas many stores have free pamphlets of craft projects. You learn not only how to build this particular engine, but you learn the general skills that can be applied to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the milling machine. Buy a cheap copy of the metal lathe build your own metal. The charcoal foundry by david gingery and simple hand methods no machine tools needed. In the early 80s dave gingery published a book describing a home brew charcoal fired foundry, intended mostly for the melting of aluminum. My lathe is by no means perfect but it is an example of a directory of homemade tools and equipment. This, like the remainder of the series, is a good book on building the particular item.
I started with a 5 gallon steel bucket lined with firebrick mortar for a foundry. Building a metal lathe based on the following david gingerys books. Just think of what you will learn, foundry work, metal casting, scrapping, drilling, machining. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2. Gingery milling machine pdf coil winding machine gingery milling machine liang wai milling machine manual milling machine gingery david gingery gingery lathe david gingery books milling cnc milling milling cutter g and m programming for cnc milling machines milling cutter types ball milling theory and practice pdf ball milling theory. My lathe is by no means perfect but it is an example of a functioning lathe that i continue to use. Yes i too am building a metal working shop from scrap using the books written by mr. Morgan demers inspired me with his videos of building his lathe. Makercise has built a nice oil fired foundry already so its off to the next book, gingery 2, is the metal lathe. The lathe is the first machine built since it can be used to help build itself. 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 foundry concepts. You can scale it up or down to fit your needs on the exact size. David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few. My fist post this is a gingery lathe i built about 20 years ago i pretty much built the whole thing with minimum departures from the book.
Patterns for 4 jaw chuck, 2 jaw chuck and steady rest. 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. 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. He was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools. There is another book by gingery, not usually counted as part of the series, entitled building a gas fired crucible furnacewhich can be substituted for that describing the charcoal foundry. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 kindle edition. To that end, he started with a book on building a charcoal fired foundry for melting aluminum scrap, proceeded with the howto of basic pattern making and the open ended boxes into which one puts the patterns cope and drag and the proper preparation of sand for molding. Designing and building the sheet metal brake by gingery, david j. Wooden patterns used to create the sand molds to make lathe parts. Using castings from your charcoal foundry see book 1 in the series. His coverage of hand scraping is a bit thin, and he makes it out to be something maybe a bit easier than it is. David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few others. Making glass with a grill and vacuum cleaner homemade lathefrom a lawnmower homemade metal spinning lathe.
It was a good book and if nothing else it will give you some great ideas to build your own. I am building a lathe out of steel now rather than aluminum but i am using alot of his designs and ideas. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the secrets of. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap gingery, david on. Im following a book by dave gingery, who designed a small metal lathe that you can build around a series of aluminum castings. It gives step by step detail on building the lathe and requires no specialized tools that you cant make yourself. Look up concrete lathe and youll quickly find yourself reading the works of david gingery. Ive owned a set myself, for more than a decade, and at least starting on the lathe, which is the first. I included a couple pictures of the wood patterns i used in the process of casting the lathe parts out of aluminum. Designing and building the sheet metal brake by david. I downloaded the first three books in the series for kindle. His series of books on building a machine shop from scrap begin with a charcoal foundry, and.
Build your own metal working shop from scrap book 7 david gingery. This video is part one in a series showing the building of my coal forge. This book is part of the seven book series on building a metal shop from scrap. Metal lathe is also known as book 2 from the best selliing 7 book series, build your own metal working shop from scrap. You may find these pamphlets displayed at eye level.
In the spring of 1998 i ordered the gingery series of books on how to build a metalworking shop from scratch. The design of the 7e is similar to the gingery lathe in capacity and some lathe features. Lots of illustrations and detailed description on building one of your own. Build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book. This is the classic text by gingery on doing your own metal working. Gingery is most famous for his build your own metal working shop from. If you want a by the book gingery lathe build, i suggest visiting makercise, a channel doing all the gingery projects. Plastic injection molding attachment for a drill press. His core focus was building and helping other build the lowest cost machine shop. Even if you are not very interested in building your own lathe the methods he. 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 building your own machine shop by casting scrap aluminum, melted in a charcoalpowered bucket furnace, into sand molds formed by wooden patterns. Its been so long since i heard from vince, i thought he was deceased, deranged, demented or all of the above. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from. Multimachine, an opensource machine tool the multimachine a complete machine shop in.
Well i started the lathe project and had cast the bed and feet when i was given a lathe by a friend of mine. At one point i wanted to try out some plastic injection molding. Gingerys most popular book is the charcoal foundry. If you can borrow some machine tools to use in the construction, that amount of time will go way down.
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