I've got a cold saw but the chips just drop near the blade. Blade isn't turning fast enough to throw anything. Two speed motor. Makes beautiful cuts and is way faster than a bandsaw.yes, but they kick the swarf everywhere.
I've got a cold saw but the chips just drop near the blade. Blade isn't turning fast enough to throw anything. Two speed motor. Makes beautiful cuts and is way faster than a bandsaw.yes, but they kick the swarf everywhere.
From that view, that's a nice looking shop. Looks pretty comfortable to work in.Mine is about the same. It's a variable speed machine with infinitely variable speeds from 21 rpm to 120 rpm. The blade doesn't turn fast enough to throw swarf, but if the coolant flow isn't right on the money it will pile up. Here are a few pictures I took when dialing in the machine. If I recall correctly the material was 2" 6061 aluminum round stock. The pictures are after cutting half a dozen slugs for measuring. The last picture is after I vacuumed off the machine, but no cleanup on the floor.
As you can see there is a pile of swarf on the machine, but little or none on the floor or surrounding area. I was able to get the slugs to within .001" of straight and parallel with just the right blade speed and down force. I wouldn't plan on getting them that close in a production situation, but .002" is certainly doable without too much effort.
Thank you. The shop originally started in the garage. It only lasted a couple years due to the cold winters and warm springs. Even though the garage can be heated everything was lost when one of the doors were opened for more than a few minutes. On warm spring days the machines sweated so bad it was like being in a rainstorm.From that view, that's a nice looking shop. Looks pretty comfortable to work in.
Looks like a beautiful shop!!Thank you. The shop originally started in the garage. It only lasted a couple years due to the cold winters and warm springs. Even though the garage can be heated everything was lost when one of the doors were opened for more than a few minutes. On warm spring days the machines sweated so bad it was like being in a rainstorm.
I moved the machines I had at the time to my version of a "finished" basement and have continually added more over the years. It's a very comfortable 65* year-round with no humidity. Each machine had to be disassembled and carried down the stairs one piece at a time. There are now a couple dozen machines. I have a few more on the "wish list", but I'm running out of room.
The older lathe in the picture is what started it all. At the time I got it I was working in an experimental design machine shop. I made a few parts on it for work and that started the fire. I knew I would be retiring within a few years and the machines at work would no longer be accessible. I convinced my wife that this would be a good and fairly inexpensive hobby. The rest is history.