Hello All.
I am relatively new here, although I have subscribed for a long time, I just have not visited much. I am now using my lathe a little more so have been back quite frequently lately. You guys have a great site here...tons of info....thanks for supporting it for us newbies.
I have a 10 x 18 lathe. Not sure if I made the right decision but it has been solid so far. Obviously, there is lots more support for the 9x19 lathes.I felt at the time of purchase that it was more solid and since it did not come with many accessories, the money was all in the lathe. If anyone was interested, I would be happy to compare stories. I often wonder if it was the better machine. I have not heard of anyone else with one though. That discussion would be better on another thread maybe....?
My questions ( one of many, many but for now ) I need to make some bushings for a backhoe project. The one is 2.5" OD by 2" id by 10 " long. This sounds like a formidable feat for my lathe. I have the solid stock. How does one start?
Here is my plan. Please edit for me, if you will.
Cut to rough length
Start drilling ever increasing holes till my largest drill bit ( 1 "), drilling from both ends (I don't know if my tail stock would support that long of a stretch ridgidely enough, and besides, the drill chuck is about 2" in Diameter...should I be buying a long drill bit for this job? )
Bore out to final
Reposition jaws to inside and dress outside to final dimension.
Face to final length
I have not done much boring and mostly on small stuff. My tools are not large. I do have friends with bigger lathes. Would this job be better handled on a bigger machine?
Of course, the alternate would be to just buy the part but then why have a lathe?
Thanks
Cheers,
Shawn
I am relatively new here, although I have subscribed for a long time, I just have not visited much. I am now using my lathe a little more so have been back quite frequently lately. You guys have a great site here...tons of info....thanks for supporting it for us newbies.
I have a 10 x 18 lathe. Not sure if I made the right decision but it has been solid so far. Obviously, there is lots more support for the 9x19 lathes.I felt at the time of purchase that it was more solid and since it did not come with many accessories, the money was all in the lathe. If anyone was interested, I would be happy to compare stories. I often wonder if it was the better machine. I have not heard of anyone else with one though. That discussion would be better on another thread maybe....?
My questions ( one of many, many but for now ) I need to make some bushings for a backhoe project. The one is 2.5" OD by 2" id by 10 " long. This sounds like a formidable feat for my lathe. I have the solid stock. How does one start?
Here is my plan. Please edit for me, if you will.
Cut to rough length
Start drilling ever increasing holes till my largest drill bit ( 1 "), drilling from both ends (I don't know if my tail stock would support that long of a stretch ridgidely enough, and besides, the drill chuck is about 2" in Diameter...should I be buying a long drill bit for this job? )
Bore out to final
Reposition jaws to inside and dress outside to final dimension.
Face to final length
I have not done much boring and mostly on small stuff. My tools are not large. I do have friends with bigger lathes. Would this job be better handled on a bigger machine?
Of course, the alternate would be to just buy the part but then why have a lathe?
Thanks
Cheers,
Shawn
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