I started this project just to see if i could build something that works. Just to know, my background and my job has nothing to do with mechanical stuff.
What do you guys think?
For this project i also had to build a slider for the angular grinder in order to cut straight steel plates, and a drill press.
Lathe bed is made out of a 600mm long UNP steel profile (160mm across) and some 200x200x10mm steel plates cut to fit and welded underneath. Headstock is made from 15mm thick steel plates. I used a 57mm drill saw to cut holes in the front and the back plate. The saddle slides on two 20mm linear guides and the cross-slide is on two 15mm guides. The chuck is 80mm although i intend to switch to a 100mm one as mine only has a 16mm through hole.
I have already built the tailstock and all is left is to weld it together.
So, what do you think?