The lathe arrives. I considered a CNC lathe, but decided that a small manual one would do what I needed
The Harbor Freight shop crane is back in action
Way more straps than the minimum
On the stand
This corner of the storage area will become the lathe area
The lathe came with a crap toolholder. I modified it to accept the industry standard
The makers of the parts I used to build the CNC router came up with a better idea. The upgrade parts are on the bench
Start disassembly
New precision rail and bearing in place
Repeat on the other side
Precision rails in place on Y axis
Y axis carriage installed
Z axis installed
The Z axis sensor mount fit after modification. The part that triggers it will need to be rebuilt
Leftovers
More leftovers
The new Z axis home sensor works great
The grinder and stand. I'm running out of places for new machines
The mist coolant system in installed
The next addition to the shop requires a forklift
And a big truck
Preparing to unload
Wood blocks prevent damage
In place
It's a Bridgeport!
With 2 axis CNC, 3 axis DRO, power drawbar, power rapid on table and automatic oiler..The Works!
The mill is just the start. Next comes tooling and a custom tool cart
The mill requires 3 phase power. I only have single phase. A Hitachi VFD solves the problem. Not only does it do phase conversion, but it also provides controlled acceleration, deceleration, overcurrent protection and smooth reversing. When fitted with a braking resistor, it can stop the spindle in a few seconds