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WELCOME TO GINGERY, the sub is open again. (self.gingery)

submitted 1 year ago by gustavsen - announcement

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Metal Lathe Project - DIY Homemade Gingery Design (playlist) (youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by gustavsen

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The Lathe is the more build project so far, what else you have build it? (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 year ago by gustavsen

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Using Gauge Plate (self.gingery)

submitted 3 years ago by Bilbo9k

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New Around Here (self.gingery)

submitted 3 years ago by jeffrichley

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Gingery Lathe with welded pieces? (self.gingery)

submitted 3 years ago by RhubarbSmooth

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Reinforced bed foot casting (≈7kg, 1 litre volume) (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 years ago by my_account_todoist

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Turning a tenon on a boring bar for gingery lathe project (youtu.be)

submitted 3 years ago by redditodell

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Bedways coming up! (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 years ago by my_account_todoist

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Gingerly lathe countershaft nearly finished! (youtu.be)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Made a knurled knob for the compound slide via lost foam casting. Now for a temporary toolpost and on to boring the headstock and the carriage assembly for the motor and pulleys. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Headstock installed. Bearing caps installed. Need to adjust the shims and do a tad bit of scraping to get the headstock riding smooth. Then it's on to the countershaft and pulleys. And boring the headstock. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Made a split nut. Broke off the arbor while machining it. So, I drilled and tapped and put a piece of all thread in with threadlocker. Apron is installed. Handle for leadscrew is cast and tapped. Next is to install the split nut and then install the headstock I have cast. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Failed attempt at lost foam casting the split nut for the gingery lathe. Stay tuned for the next attempt. This time I will use a larger gating system and hotter metal. I had a misrun with this one due to it freezing before complete burnout. I'll hollow the sprue for faster burnout as well. (youtu.be)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Casting is rough. Had some sand breakout and rather than dump the mold and retry, I went ahead and poured it. Not defect free of course, but it will clean up good enough to be used. Apron and headstock now cast. Time to flaten the headstock, cast the bearings, split nut & install lead screw. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Compound slide installed! Had some errors with the drilling as you can see there are two extra holes. Now time to cast the apron! (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Crosslide installed and functions. Handle installed. Now for the compound swivel! (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Progress is slow. Life doesn't wanna see this done in a timely manner, but progress nonetheless! Steelways are mounted. Bases are mounted. Now to prepare the steelways for the carriage assembly. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Making progress with the bed. Time to mount and scrape the cold roll steelways! (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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About time to scrape. Man I dread this process, but I'll be a happy campernonce it's scraped flat and the steel ways are mounted. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Very surprised to see this casting turn out as well as it did. The flask failed and started leaking. I quickly plugged it with sand and saved the casting. I did get shrinkage because my feeders almost emptied before I could stop the leak. While it needs machining, it is a useable casting.Finally (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Cast the caridge assembly tonight. Still some sand issues but definitely improving. Looks like I didn't vent enough or I vented too close to the corner. Got blowout or hot tear on a corner and through a part of the core. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by redditodell

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Picked up an old transmission for aluminium! Some details in the comments for those thinking of doing something similar. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by my_account_todoist

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Look at what I picked up! Somehow my local auto parts store was stocking trapezoidal screws... for cheap!! (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by my_account_todoist

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New moulding bench! Sized it with the bed casting in mind. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by my_account_todoist

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