new lathe

[Data]

This is my new lathe. Well it's not new, it is a 1993 Mori Seiki SL-00. I got this about 4 months ago but have not had time to use it.

Keith, in the pictures, made the heads and started the knobs for the SPY.




The LUL was a blast to drive. It is so powerful it could have picked up my big truck and put it on the roof.



Yea that is a SPY.




It just fit through the door, so I had to put it on Teflon pads and pull it over the steel sheets.



Just fits.


Dave

[McGizmo]

Cool bud!!!!

[Lunal_Tic]

Now that's going to be fun. I smell another project brewing.

-LT

[Anglepoise]

Lucky your shop is not a basement.

Looks great. Ti bar in one end, finished lights pop out the other.

[PEU]

ME WANTS ONEEEE


How much is one of these?


Pablo

[aosty]

I thought it was hot and humid in PA right now?









P.S. Nice!

[DownUnderLite]

Now that's a Hobby Lathe!!!

[Tritium]

WOW!

Rendered me nearly speechless.


Thurmond

[modamag]

Data: cool toy (I mean "spy" j/k). I thought you had this up and running since March. Did you ever get the graphics option?

PEU: The cost of one of these baby is ~= 60 spy or 140 NEOCA.

[Data]

No, they want $6000 to add the graphics option. Not going to happen. I will just use an editor with a back plotting feature.

[wquiles]

Cool - congrats on your new toy

Will

[karlthev]

Where's the cutting tool rest bar.....


Karl

[jtice]

That is cooooooooooooooool.
Yep, I am greeeeeen with envy !!!!!

~John

[tvodrd]

Awsome Dave! (I too would like to see pics of the "rocker toolpost!" )



Larry

[Data]

I am going to cut me some wax . . . weee doggies.

[Lunal_Tic]

Data,
I've still got that Ti name stamp just itching to be concealed in some cool light.

-LT

[tdurand]

Gotta get me a pole barn. Awesome!

[cy]

WOW... nice lathe!

[PEU]

WOW... nice lathe!

Yeah, WE WANT MORE PHOTOS DAVE !!!

Well at least I want more photos I'm a sucker for CNC machines


Pablo

[Data]

Yeah, WE WANT MORE PHOTOS DAVE !!!

Well at least I want more photos I'm a sucker for CNC machines


Pablo

Pablo, you are just like me, I love to watch videos of machines. I would like to see more pictures of your lathe or maybe even a video. Do you have any pictures from your Neoca turning?

The g-gode editor and backplotter program I am using is very helpful. I have programed the SPY head in it using 8 tools (all there is). The plotter lets me get my ducks in a row before I try to cut air. (keep in mind I am new to lathes). The editor has a DNC mode that lets me transfer the program to the lathe and that I have done many times as I was developing the program. I cut a couple pieces of wax and it is working good. I will make a video of it making the head and get it posted here in the next coupe weeks.

After the wax I will try cutting aluminum then on to titanium. I got a couple feet of the 1" diameter 6al4v bar. Can't really shoot video of the machine cutting metal because it will be spraying coolant all over the stock and cutter.

Dave

[McGizmo]

( Guest room in exchange for simple CNC mill programing instruction. )

[zelda]

wow, I see you have bigger plans

Now, It begins with buying tools...

I bought about half year ago a 480mm lathe.

First I startet with 3 - 4 hard metal soldered tools for turning,
then i switched to tool holders with indexable inserts. I bought first the normal cuting inserts, then I discovered inserts for aluminium... its going more expensively the I first believed

zelda

[PEU]

Pablo, you are just like me, I love to watch videos of machines. I would like to see more pictures of your lathe or maybe even a video. Do you have any pictures from your Neoca turning?
Dave

Deal!

You can see a full photo log of my homemade router here

My lathe? not CNC http://peu.net/mods/mesa4

For backplotting I use Cimco Edit, awesome application! it also has communication capabilities, so you can upload the code to the machine too. And for CAM I use visualmill.

In my case instead of starting in wax I start in wood, mostly because I don't have a coolant setup.

Never machined titanium


Pablo

[Data]

Don,

Aww . . . for a room in paradise. . . how many air miles do I have. . .




I found this on msnbc today.




PEU

I have seen your pictures of your router many times. But not the lathe. It looks like you have a nice setup.


I tested CIMCO edit and liked its interface very much. It is a very strong tool for mill work. NCPlot is what I use for my lathe work. It has a user interface modeled after CIMCO Edit! I know, I suggested it to them.


zelda

I ordered carbide inserts designed for aluminum too and some designed for titanium. Both have a positive rake. Lets see a picture of your lathe?


Cheers
Dave

[zelda]

This is my lathe:

Powered with a 3 phase 380V motor.

And here the sharp things:

its twice the price of a normal insert but you have got a lot of advantages.
I turn aluminium always dry and it works

Zelda

[greenLED]

Hey, I've seen that chunk of copper somewhere else!

[Data]

This is a video of my lathe cutting a wax model of the SPY006 head. It is using 8 tools cutting at a speed optimized for titanium. I can not show you the lathe cutting the titanium because the coolant blocks the view.


Cheers
Dave

[Data]

zelda, that is a nice looking lathe. I have a manual lathe setting in the corner and I have yet to get it running. Too little time.


Dave

[rscanady]

awesome video, that was way cool to watch, thanks

Ryan

[PEU]

very nice video Dave, thanks for sharing.

The other day you asked me for videos, did you saw this post ?


Pablo