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Category Archives: lathe
Turning a Waterjet Cutter into a Wood Lathe, For No Reason
On the shortlist of dream tools for most metalworkers is a waterjet cutter, a CNC tool that uses insanely high-pressure water mixed with abrasive grit to blast sheet metal into intricate shapes. On exactly nobody’s list is this attachment that turns a waterjet cutter into a lathe, and with good …read more
Posted in carving, cnc, cnc hacks, fixture, lathe, tool hacks, turning, waterjet, wood
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Screwy Math For Super Fine Adjustments: Differential Screws
For any sort of precision machine, precision adjustability is required. For the hacker this usually involves an adjustment screw, where the accuracy is determined by the thread pitch. This was not good enough for [Mark Rehorst] who wanted adjustment down to 10 μm for his 3D printer’s optical end-stop, …read more
Posted in adjustment, lathe, machine tools, precision, tool hacks
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This V8 Makes a Shocking Amount of Power
As a work of art, solenoid engines are an impressive display of electromagnetics in action. There is limited practical use for them though, so usually they are relegated to that realm and remain display pieces. This one from [Emiel] certainly looks like a work of art, too. It has eight …read more
Posted in camshaft, coil, crankshaft, electric, electromagnet, engine, Engine Hacks, lathe, machine, solenoid, v8
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Custom Logo Display Pushes Nixie Tube Technology
No matter what you think about Nixie tubes, you’ve got to admit that having a Nixie custom made for you would be pretty cool. The cost of such a vanity project is probably prohibitive, but our friends at Keysight managed to convince none other than [Dalibor Farný] to immortalize their …read more
Posted in custom, glassblower, Keysight, lathe, logo, misc hacks, neon, nixie
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Adding A Digital Readout To A Wood Lathe
The benefit of living in the modern era is that there are plenty of affordable machine tools on the market for the budding maker. However, to meet lower price points, products often forgo some of the nice-to-have features that make working easier. Of course, if you’ve got the skills to …read more
Posted in digital readout, dro, lathe, tool hacks
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Lathe and 3D Printer Help Repair Buried Buttons
Usually corroded buttons on a piece of electronic equipment wouldn’t be that big a deal to repair, but as [Haris Andrianakis] recently found out, things can get a little tricky when they are sealed inside a device meant to operate in a marine environment. Figuring out how to get into …read more
Posted in epoxy, lathe, marine, repair, repair hacks, sealed, water proof
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High-Precision Air Bearing CNC Lathe and Grinder
You know you’re in for a treat when you are told that a lathe which can reach a resolution of one micrometer (1×10−6, a millionth of a meter, or 0.00004″ for people who love zeros) is ‘not hard to build’. This is one of the opening statements …read more
Solenoid Engine Adds Three “Pistons”
The earliest piston engines typically had only one cylinder, and at best, produced horsepower measured in single digits. But once you have a working engine, it’s a relatively short step to adding cylinders and increasing the power output. [Emiel] made a similar upgrade to one of his engines recently, upgrading …read more
Posted in camshaft, coil, crankshaft, electric, electromagnet, engine, Engine Hacks, lathe, machine, solenoid, v4
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