Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Lathe prep

I have been designing the transmission mount.  I had a bunch of ideas, but I couldn't decide which way I wanted to go until earlier this evening.  I will have to make a part on the Lathe.

Oh yeah the Lathe.  I got it a while back and haven't needed it yet.  I have to switch the power to a two gang box, and I need Lathe tooling.

Tonight I finally went for it and ordered the tooling I need.  I saw my choices as:
MSC
Enco
Shars
CDCO

In the order of decreasing price and selection.  I went with Enco and found some good deals and I think I have what I need to get going for less than $200.
-Dial test indicator
-Some center drills
-Boring bar set
-Some indexable turning tools and inserts
-Cutoff blades

I am going back out to swap out the box this evening.  I will show my tranny mount designs in another post.

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