Open Source concrete lathe

Hi,

I now added the ways and build the base for the carriage. It consists of two plates welded together. We almost got mad while tapping 20 holes on this alone.

All need to do, is to get the right screws for the linear bearings.

I made an error on the height of the headstock, so I added some adapting pieces below the bearings.

I will soon update a few photos.

This is just a short update, I poured the Lathe bed and I ground the surfaces a little bit, but now I have fine grind them, so they are levelled precise enough to support the CNC-Rails and the bearings.

See you soon!

Pict.1: It looks nice, but it has to work nice.

Pict.1: More Steel!

Hello everyone, These are photos of the first formwork version, I later modified it to optimize the form and correct a few errors I made.

The concrete is now curing, I already took of the formwork, now it is submerged in water to harden even more.

I will publish a log with the results soon!

Thank you for visiting the project.

Pict.2: The Bolts