A Lathe Project

[Dave Richards]

Seems like not much has been happening here lately in the way of designs, plans, and sketches so I thought I'd show a project I have in process.



It's based on measured drawings I found in a book published in 1919. I'm working down from the big parts to the small ones.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Admitting to snooping into the flicker link, the cut aways views are pretty cool.

Looks like a fun project

 

[Dave Richards]

Hi Ryan,

It is kind of a fun project. I'll admit I've gotten a bit carried away with this lathe. You probably saw some other old machine parts I modeled like this hanger bearing. I modeled it because someone on another forum insisted models like these absolutely can't be done in SketchUp. I wound up digging out some ancient old books on machine work and drafting and had a bit of a play. If that guy is right, I must be doing something wrong.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Very cool project, Dave.

...someone on another forum insisted models like these absolutely can't be done in SketchUp...

Amazing how the Internet brings out righteous ignorance in some people, huh?

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Well I can say with some certainty that it won't be soon that I can do models like that in SketchUp . Maybe he just left off the qualifier

I didn't get in as far as the hanger bearing, just clicked back through a chunk of the lathe shots (and then my test run was done so got back up fixing the errors in that). It's an interesting piece all right. Some of its relatively straight forward but the tricky bits are certainly confounding.

 

[Ted Calver]

Another masterpiece. Thanks for sharing, Dave.

 

[Dave Richards]

Very cool project, Dave.



Amazing how the Internet brings out righteous ignorance in some people, huh?

Thanks Vaughn,

I guess you're right about the internet. Makes you see what an interesting place the world is.

Maybe he just left off the qualifier

Could be.

Another masterpiece. Thanks for sharing, Dave.

Thank you Ted.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

...I guess you're right about the internet. Makes you see what an interesting place the world is...

I had another word in mind instead of "interesting", but the CoC prevents me from using it here, lol.

 

[Dave Richards]

Progress has slowed due to other projects but there is a little progress.

 

[Darren Wright]

That is very cool Dave! Really enjoy seeing someone make a tool (sketchup in this case) work the way it should.

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[Dave Richards]

Thank you, Darren.

Maybe this could drive the lathe?

 

[Darren Wright]

Thank you, Darren.

Maybe this could drive the lathe?

Me like! Even more so if I was running a metal lathe and a mill to make.

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[Ryan Mooney]

I dunno Dave, I think maybe that motor would need some sort of way to gear it up a little

 

[Dave Richards]

Darren, have you seen the videos Dave Richards does in his steam powered machine shop?

Ryan, I think I can take care of that if I add an appropriate wheel to go up to the overhead shaft.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Dave, your Sketchup work is in a league of its own. Very nicely done.

 

[Dave Richards]

I'll hope that's a compliment. Thank you, sir.