Help using a lathe

General
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Hey all,

I’m from Team Arrow and I need some help machining metal rods with a lathe. If there is anyone that can help me out with that, it would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Peri

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Hi Peri,

Do you want access to using the lathes, or did you want somebody to make these for you?

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I’ll need someone to make them for me

4

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5

What is your budget, and do you have tolerances for the drawing? Are you supplying material?

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It’ll need to be an interference fit, probably H7/j6. I’ve got the material ready now, and we don’t really have a set budget. Do you think you could do the machining for us?

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In all honesty, with those sorts of tolerances you’re taking a huge gamble with the equipment we have.

I’d outsource to a job shop, expect to pay $250 or so to get it done. Craig Wahlpole @ Extreme Custom Engineering would be the guy to see, however expect a few weeks to wait

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It may not have to be that accurate. How accurate do you think it can get with the equipment you guys have?

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I don’t suppose you would be at the workshop tonight?

10

No sorry.

For what you’re asking, you’d be better off asking a machine shop (especially as you want somebody to do it for you, not to learn how to do it yourself).

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I’d be happy to learn how to do it myself, but i thought i would require a membership to access the equipment in the workshop?