The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from. The book has the reader create some tools like a boring bar apparatus and a few others to help during assembly, but purposely left these out of the model to concentrate on the final product. I included a couple pictures of the wood patterns i used in the process of casting the lathe parts out of aluminum. Gingery book store features books written expecially for inventors, tinkerers, machinists and experimenters. My lathe is by no means perfect but it is an example of a functioning lathe that i continue to use. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 ebook. The best gingery lathe video series to date hackaday. His series of books on building a machine shop from scrap begin with a charcoal foundry, and. Gingery s in his series and in the lathe book, take you through many time honored, and nearly lost techniques of metal working. I corresponded with dave back when the books first came out. The first books published were the build your own metal working shop from scrap series of 7 books.
At long last i have completed the homebuilt gingery shaper, at least the last step in the book. The metal lathe difficulty level easy, medium, hard, insane. The gingery books and, really, most diy books from that era are. Gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the book. Jul 07, 2016 the best gingery lathe video series to date.
Build your own metal working shop from scrap book pb complete set 7 gingery 1983. All items specifically addressed in the book are included in this. Pat delany multimachine box 1629, palestine, texas 75801 usa 903 723 0980 support at. Gingery lathe gingery david gingery david gingery books gingery milling machine pdf coil winding machine gingery vdf lathe mk2 lathe diy lathe harrison lathe l6 mk1 diy metal lathe metal lathe jet mini lathe hercus lathe lathe machine manual lathe harrison lathe mk2 l6 lathe accidents mastercam lathe harrison l5 lathe. Using castings from your charcoal foundry see book 1. Gingery pdf results 1 12 of 30 build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book series. Plastic injection molding attachment for a drill press. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Just think of what you will learn, foundry work, metal casting, scrapping, drilling, machining. Mar 30, 20 the metal lathe difficulty level easy, medium, hard, insane. Building the atkinson differential engine this amazing engine developed in the 1880s completes all 4 strokes in a single revolution of the crank without timing gears. Build a functional metal working shop from scrap materials. This book uses the charcoal foundry from the first book in this series, and the lathe from the second book in this series to build a fully functional drill press.
The charcoal foundry by david gingery and simple hand methods no machine tools needed. In the second book hes using the foundry to build himself a. This book on the charcoal foundry is more like a letter from a friend describing his experience with metal casting. The general agreement here is that the gingery lathe is a pos, and that you should only build one for practice, not for actually using it. His most famous book was build your own metal working shop from scrap series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2. Combined with a previous project, there should be enough tools to create a usable lathe. He was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools. David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few others. This project requires considerable time and effort and will take you through the basics of machining and metal casting, including the construction of a metal foundry that uses either charcoal or propane. Details about making foundry casting crucibles book vince david gingery iron metal shop lathe. Making foundry casting crucibles book vince david gingery. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 kindle edition by david gingery author format. Jan 26, 2017 this video shows completion of my gingery lathe.
There is scrap aluminum from a variety of sources living on in this little lathe. David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the metal lathe. David gingery takes you by the hand and shows you the methods needed to creat your own metal lathe. December 19, 1932 may 3, 2004 was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap.
Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 kindle edition by gingery, david. David gingery s charcoal foundry book is a fun place to start thinking about sand casting of metals. The books in the series are, in the suggested sequence of construction. Throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and youre likely to hit somebody who owns a set of diysavant dave gingerys classic books on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the charcoal foundry. This book is for anyone who knows the fun is in building, not buying a drill press. His most famous book was build your own metal working shop from scrap series, which describes how to build an entire machine shop at low cost, often from reclaimed components and scrap metal. This lathe will not be a buy the book build, but rather will. Kiemle, david l manual for spectrometric identification of organic compounds, 8th edition by david j. Barry also built the gingery metal shaper from book 3 of the series. Buy a cheap copy of the metal lathe build your own metal. Apr 19, 2016 gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the book the metal lathe by david gingery. Using the gingery lathe to build the plastic injection molding attachment for a drill press.
Olivers page has done a lot to inspire others around the web to take up the gingery lathe project for themselves, but due credit has to go to folks like southern california resident barry workman, whose lathe, pictured above, was apparently complete as early as 1998. Jul 11, 2014 the metal lathe ebook written by david j. Metal lathe is also known as book 2 from the best selliing 7 book series, build your own metal working shop from scrap. David gingery books list of books by author david gingery. These patterns are an accompaniment to david gingerys book build your own metal working. See all books authored by david gingery, including build a universal coil winding machine, and lil bertha a compact electric resistance shop furnace, and more on. Gingery has 19 books on goodreads with 777 ratings. David gingery uses clearly written instructions, with lots of illustrations. See more ideas about metal working, lathe and lathe machine. Look up concrete lathe and youll quickly find yourself reading the works of david gingery. This book is part of the seven book series on building a metal shop from scrap.
Gingerys most popular book is the charcoal foundry. Gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the. Nov 1, 2016 gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the book by david gingery. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the. Multimachine, an opensource machine tool the multimachine a complete machine shop in one tool. A project like this is never really complete, still needs work holding accessories, permanent drive. The multimachine is a metal lathe that can be built to.
Homemade shaper completion of final step in gingery book. The charcoal foundry by david gingery and simple hand methods no machine tools. The charcoal foundry by david gingeryand simple hand methods no machine tools needed. Gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap david gingery. It is not a referencematerial textbook on industrial foundries. Using castings from your charcoal foundry see book 1 in the series. Makercise has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2, gingery, david, ebook. Tooling up clamp dog, face plate, hand reamer, set screw chuck, an expanding arbour, hand threading, steady rest, dividing head, gear cutting, and adding change gears to the gingery lathe. Building my own gingery metal lathe another day another. Gingery is most famous for his build your own metal working shop from scrap series, which details how to build a reasonably complete machine shop at low cost. In this video, i wrap up the lathe project by completing the permanent spindles. Building the atkinson differential engine by gingery.
If you want a by the book gingery lathe build, i suggest visiting. Since that time, the company has continued to publish books written by david, his son vince as well as those written by other authors. If you can borrow some machine tools to use in the construction, that amount of time will go way down. Im sortof building a gingery lathe, called that because it was designed by david gingery, out of a. You can find them at as i read this book written by gingery, i noticed that the molds were machined with a lathe and made from aluminum. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the drill press, the charcoal foundry. This is the lathe featured in book 2 of david gingerys series. The charcoal foundry build your own metal working shop. Mar 22, 2019 at long last i have completed the homebuilt gingery shaper, at least the last step in the book. In the spring of 1998 i ordered the gingery series of books on how to build a metalworking shop from scratch. Using castings from the charcoal foundry and simple hand methods you can build a sturdy and accurate bed. Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with bentonite clay for a binder was my molding sand. Step by step instructions to build it from the original patent drawings.
May include supplemental or companion materials if applicable. When i started doing some research about aluminum casting i came across a series of books which were written by david gingery back in the 80s the first of which dealt with the aluminum foundry concepts. This set of files is the complete set of casting patterns required to make a dave gingery metal lathe. I started with a 5 gallon steel bucket lined with firebrick mortar for a foundry.
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