Machine Shop

Metal Casting

This was my forge for casting aluminum. I used this forge to melt aluminum for sand casting. I used it to cast the blanks for the pulleys on my lathe below. Currently it is in pieces after moving.

Metal Lathe

This is the small metal lathe I build my last semester of college. It is mostly build out of scrap materials. It has a 4 jaw chuck that I made. You could put a piece of stock about 3 inchs in diameter and 8.5 inches long between the centers.

3-Axis CNC Mill

I also build this 3-axis mill out of mostly scrap materials. I use EMC for linux for controlling the mill. Other than needing upgraded stepper motors and rebuilding a stepper driver it works ok for small work.

Dremel Drill Press

This was a little project to convert a drill press attachment for a hand drill. I got it for a $1 at a yard sale a little reworking and bracket fabrication and it will hold a dremel for drilling holes in a PCBs.