Robotic precision.....

[Towpack]

Just found this on Utube and found it very enjoyable. Is that weird? No idea how they machined cranks in the “old days”, it took considerably longer than this I should imagine and more prone to cock ups no doubt.

 

[StarCruiser]

I had that suggested and have put it on my watch list.

 

[Shayne]

The lathes in my school had no computer input , set the dials to the numbers given then work the blade until you reached the mechanical stop set by the dial .

 

[stumog]

Seen something similar for making ship props the lathes we stupidly long. Like 20plus meters

 

[nick_the_fish]

I find watching this sort of thing incredibly soothing for some reason. Great find TP thanks for posting

 

[BobMurphy]

I would love to know where the cutting tools for these machines come from. I'm currently making Top-slide and Cross-slide screws & nuts for my Colchester Triumph 2000 lathe - on my Warco 280VF variable-speed Imperial lathe and Warco GH Universal Milling Machine ( Chinese toy machines compared to the Colchester). I'm having to cut at 0.002" per pass to get a proper finish on the 16mm x 2mm ACME threads and the cutters I get from Tracy Tools & Chronos - while good - are nothing like those on the big high-speed precision machines.

Like any hobby, one is never satisfied with what is to hand and the search for perfection continues .

I spend far too much time watching you-tube vids of far better machines than mine.

Bob.