Homemade surface grinder set up for Lathe Machine

Homemade surface grinder

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• cylindrical
• grinder
• surface
• homemade

[05spirit]

Dont get rapped up with the negative people. They are the first to stop work and sit back when the CNC doesnt work. All you CNC guys: what you do is cool but remember, the parts for the First CNC were born on a lathe, mill, and grinder, operated by a real machinist BY HAND!

I have been in industrial maintenance for 28 years If I had to wait for the CNC machined repair part when I have a machine down, I would be out of work. We get together with our machinist and build it. America started Here !

[honeybunchickens]

@05spirit You remind me of this really great and intelligent guy i used to know who would speak like you. I would look up to him and he was a great inspire'r and roll model.

[MrDeepwoodtickles]

Ignore the haters,good job.Its always easy for an asshole to say you should of done ......x.. When they are stumping up the cash, cool,till then , F**k em. As to cnc, some people miss the point of what being a machinist is about.Before cnc, manual had ways and means of acomplishing most things, cnc just makes a more streamlined process.to some of us its a hobby,and we value doing it manualy.

[honeybunchickens]

@MrDeepwoodtickles  Very true, Well spoken

[honeybunchickens]

@JC4crs I actually indicated the shaft and its at .0004 witch is really good. really true so you don't know what your talking about man you sound like your mad at yourself because your so busy hating and competing with people on youtube that has something you don't have, SKILLS

get a life

[3space]

Nice job! I built one simple 3-axis CNC machine, then thought I'd build a CNC mill and CNC lathe. Then I decided that this was all useless until I first learned to operate these machines manually. I learned from my first project that the automation part is easy: steppers/servos, some end stops, a controller, Mach 3 software, and you're done. But the real knowhow comes from learning the craft. Again, great job! :)

[fitztiteperformance]

You might want to cover your bed and ways with rags so the grinding grit doesn't get in where it doesn't belong.

[14goldmedals]

@ScotsFurian please post a reference where you learned that amazing fact. If it really was true that USA started with Scots and Micks then there must have been zero booze in Americe then! The first time those 2 groups got drunk they'd have fought and broke up the place until the only thing left to dd was the Natives tossing them out lol.

[Metalloys]

Thumbs up, wish if I had more than two ! Great work, innovative. Good old do-it-all school.

[albion2742]

I have lots of diamond dressers, how do you dress the grinding wheel

[automan1223]

That is cool ! Good work young man..... instead of watching crap on the T.V you built something REAL.... Might suggest sealed bearings and belt drive using a made to fit belt available at Grizzly tools....that does not have a seam. Every bump and seam in the chain and or plain old rubber belt will impart surface imperfections. Whip up a wet stone and lube pump and coolant tray and you can turn a finish like chrome.

[ScotsFurian]

@05spirit America started in Scotland and Ireland !

[Shannariano]

If I can give you an advice: tighten that chain. will give better traction and less rattle ;)

good job and craftmanship btw;)

[05spirit]

@honeybunchickens I read your reply back to these guys and had to say something. I wake up in the night and write down ideas on paper, pizza boxes etc. I teach my crew to make it. modify it, fix anything. Sitting back waiting for a part is not acceptable. There is a sense of satisfaction and pride in your work that just cannot be explained. I too had a few I looked up to. Their words and influence are passed on daily. I respect you and what you do, dont stop. I have a small shop also.

[dougspair]

..Yes, use your brain...!!