I included a couple pictures of the wood patterns i used in the process of casting the lathe parts out of aluminum. This book is for anyone who knows the fun is in building, not buying a drill press. Using castings from your charcoal foundry see book 1 in the series. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 kindle edition by gingery, david. This set of files is the complete set of casting patterns required to make a dave gingery metal lathe. Combined with a previous project, there should be enough tools to create a usable lathe.
The gingery books and, really, most diy books from that era are. Metal lathe is also known as book 2 from the best selliing 7 book series, build your own metal working shop from scrap. The multimachine is a metal lathe that can be built to. David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few. This is the lathe featured in book 2 of david gingery s series. David gingery books list of books by author david gingery. The metal lathe difficulty level easy, medium, hard, insane. Since that time, the company has continued to publish books written by david, his son vince as well as those written by other authors. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the charcoal foundry. A project like this is never really complete, still needs work holding accessories, permanent drive.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nov 1, 2016 gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the book by david gingery. The drill press build your own metal working shop from scrap ser. The charcoal foundry by david gingery and simple hand methods no machine tools. Jan 26, 2017 this video shows completion of my gingery lathe. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 ebook. 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. Building my own gingery metal lathe another day another. The first books published were the build your own metal working shop from scrap series of 7 books. 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 s in his series and in the lathe book, take you through many time honored, and nearly lost techniques of metal working. Using castings from the charcoal foundry and simple hand methods you can build a sturdy and accurate bed. Multimachine, an opensource machine tool the multimachine a complete machine shop in one tool. See more ideas about metal working, lathe and lathe machine.
This book on the charcoal foundry is more like a letter from a friend describing his experience with metal casting. The best gingery lathe video series to date hackaday. David gingery s charcoal foundry book is a fun place to start thinking about sand casting of metals. Jul 11, 2014 the metal lathe ebook written by david j. In the second book hes using the foundry to build himself a. David gingery takes you by the hand and shows you the methods needed to creat your own metal lathe. Using the gingery injection molding attachment to make a fishing lure. Gingery book store features books written expecially for inventors, tinkerers, machinists and experimenters. David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few others. Build a functional metal working shop from scrap materials. Mar 30, 20 the metal lathe difficulty level easy, medium, hard, insane. Details about making foundry casting crucibles book vince david gingery iron metal shop lathe. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap david gingery.
The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2, gingery, david, ebook. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the metal lathe. Apr 19, 2016 gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the book the metal lathe by david gingery. 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. The books in the series are, in the suggested sequence of construction. David gingery david gingery books gingery gingery lathe gingery milling machine pdf coil winding machine gingery solution spectrometric identification of organic compounds, 8th edition by david j. I corresponded with dave back when the books first came out. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2. 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 charcoal foundry by david gingeryand simple hand methods no machine tools needed. Gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the drill press, the charcoal foundry. Plastic injection molding attachment for a drill press. Kiemle, david l manual for spectrometric identification of organic compounds, 8th edition by david j. Gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on the book. Just think of what you will learn, foundry work, metal casting, scrapping, drilling, machining. Build your own metal working shop from scrap book pb complete set 7 gingery 1983. 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. Gingery has 19 books on goodreads with 777 ratings. All items specifically addressed in the book are included in this. Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with.
Gingerys most popular book is the charcoal foundry. 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. He was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools. In this video, i wrap up the lathe project by completing the permanent spindles. But, he expects that you have built a furnace and are prepared to melt cast aluminum. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the. Building the atkinson differential engine by gingery. 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. Mar 22, 2019 at long last i have completed the homebuilt gingery shaper, at least the last step in the book. The charcoal foundry by david gingery and simple hand methods no machine tools needed. My lathe is by no means perfect but it is an example of a functioning lathe that i continue to use. This is the lathe featured in book 2 of david gingerys series.
This lathe will not be a buy the book build, but rather will. These patterns are an accompaniment to david gingerys book build your own metal working. 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. His most famous book was build your own metal working shop from scrap series. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap. Gingery lathe by scorch a gingery lathe made based on. Making foundry casting crucibles book vince david gingery. 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. Makercise has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. The charcoal foundry build your own metal working shop. Barry also built the gingery metal shaper from book 3 of the series. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from scrap series book 2 kindle edition by david gingery author format. 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. 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. If you can borrow some machine tools to use in the construction, that amount of time will go way down. Step by step instructions to build it from the original patent drawings.
Homemade shaper completion of final step in gingery book. Look up concrete lathe and youll quickly find yourself reading the works of david gingery. In the spring of 1998 i ordered the gingery series of books on how to build a metalworking shop from scratch. Using castings from your charcoal foundry see book 1. If you want a by the book gingery lathe build, i suggest visiting. Im sortof building a gingery lathe, called that because it was designed by david gingery, out of a. May include supplemental or companion materials if applicable. 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.
I started with a 5 gallon steel bucket lined with firebrick mortar for a foundry. His series of books on building a machine shop from scrap begin with a charcoal foundry, and. It is not a referencematerial textbook on industrial foundries. Jul 07, 2016 the best gingery lathe video series to date. Gingery pdf results 1 12 of 30 build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book series. Buy a cheap copy of the metal lathe build your own metal. Pat delany multimachine box 1629, palestine, texas 75801 usa 903 723 0980 support at. 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. There is scrap aluminum from a variety of sources living on in this little lathe.
Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with bentonite clay for a binder was my molding sand. At long last i have completed the homebuilt gingery shaper, at least the last step in the book. David gingery uses clearly written instructions, with lots of illustrations. This book is part of the seven book series on building a metal shop from scrap. 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. 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.
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