Comments on: From The Flickr Pool: A Machining Project http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/from-the-flickr-pool-a-machining-project/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:08:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: joel http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/from-the-flickr-pool-a-machining-project/#comment-99723 joel Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:08:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/from-the-flickr-pool-a-machining-project/#comment-99723 Hey Chuck, thanks for the shout! I'm not a machinist by a long shot, but when a friend gave me a busted up hand-me-down 9x20 import lathe I started to learn, and "found" a lot of parts I could use it for. With no formal training I broke a lot of stuff, including some drive belts, and bent the compound clamp. Fortunately it's relatively hard to hurt yourself on a lathe. But the coolest thing about machine tools is that they're a project in themselves. Google "9x20" and you'll find a bunch of people modifying their machines... better components, digital readouts, coolant stuff, shiny homemade knobs, tweaking it here and there... so the machine becomes unique to the user. Good luck with your Smithy! Hey Chuck, thanks for the shout! I’m not a machinist by a long shot, but when a friend gave me a busted up hand-me-down 9×20 import lathe I started to learn, and “found” a lot of parts I could use it for.

With no formal training I broke a lot of stuff, including some drive belts, and bent the compound clamp. Fortunately it’s relatively hard to hurt yourself on a lathe. But the coolest thing about machine tools is that they’re a project in themselves. Google “9×20″ and you’ll find a bunch of people modifying their machines… better components, digital readouts, coolant stuff, shiny homemade knobs, tweaking it here and there… so the machine becomes unique to the user.

Good luck with your Smithy!

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