Ok... Who's done this before...

[Charley Davidson]

" A lathe is the only machine in a shop that can be used to make itself.".:whistle::thumbzup:

I believe the mill is the only machine capable of reproducing it's self..... but may be wrong

 

[DMS]

GREAT TASTE!
LESS FILLING!

I mean... 80s flashback.

The lathe actually came first (according to wikipedia), and the milling machine was an extension of that. Don't know if it's definitive, but if you read the Dave Gingery books, he starts with the lathe, and everything is built from there.

 

[8ntsane]

:whiteflag: I have done both. Usually depends on if a job is set up on one machine, and have no other choice.

Use what ya got handy:rofl:

 

[BRIAN]

Boy did I ever have to hunt for these photo's

When I made my first clock I did not have a mill so everything had to be done on the lathe .

But later when the lathe cooked its speed controll system, I had to turn in the mill for a while.

Error in my dowload you will have to open the first pic











Use what you have, what you dont have make.

Brian.

 

[Vintagercr]

Again, many thanks for all the replies.. Let the vertical turning begin!!

Dino

 

[Hawkeye]

My old Taig lathe had the milling attachment - 3/16" max cutter. I've probably used the mill to help make a flycutter or something, not often.

This thread is getting dangerous. Tony's comment about faceplate turning on a horizontal mill opens up a few possibilities. I'm thinking I could easily go to 16" on faceplate or 12" with a tailstock hanging from the overarm. A V40 faceplate/chuck adapter is now on the project list.

 

[Kevin45]

I believe the mill is the only machine capable of reproducing it's self..... but may be wrong

Lathe. Most of the basic components of a lathe are round.

 

[12bolts]

Lathe. Most of the basic components of a lathe are round.

Tool holder, Bed, Cross slide.
However you are correct, the lathe was 1st. The "important' parts that made things round could also make the other parts that were required.
Pulleys for variable speed drive, threads for screwcutting.

Cheers Phil

 

[BarkerJohn]

I believe the mill is the only machine capable of reproducing it's self..... but may be wrong

How can it cut a leadscrew? Not being challenging but it just entered my head whilst reading the thread

 

[Charley Davidson]

Seems this is an on going debate with a very divided group of believers
https://www.google.com/search?q=the...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a