Hey, Paul. I hope you were serious in your mill/lathe question. Otherwise
my dry-humor-antennae are in need of servicing.
A mill spins the cutting tool and moves the part into it; a lathe spins the
workpiece and moves the tool into it.
Usually a mill has an X-Y table that you fasten the part to. You can then
move it around using handles. This is great for locating and drilling
holes, cutting grooves, etc. A lathe is best suited for round parts. You
can make round parts in a mill (inefficiently) and you can mill on the lathe
(inefficiently). For machining adapter plates, etc. the main constraint is
workpiece size, so a mill is the best bet as David said.
You could start to play for around $800-$1000; you could computerize those
hand cranks and automate your adapter plate manufacturing for another $1000.
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [EVDL] what sort of lathe sufficient for adapter plate and
> making keyway
>
>
> Here's the link to the video that my wife put together:
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BI0292l71o Adapter Plate and Coupler
> Video
>
> I want to make a bunch and sell them to make just enough profit so that
> I
> don't have to substitute as much. It's nice to have a break from being
> cussed out by students. I also love staying home and spending time
> with my
> new baby boy! I think I'll stick with simple, low power types for now.
> My
> whole conversion is coming in under like $1600. I've got some really
> good
> deals, and the adapter plate and coupler was only $80 with doing it
> myself.
>
> P.S.: I don't know the difference between a mill and a lathe. I'm new
> to
> this. :)
>
> -Paul
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