Especially since i never finished the gingery lathe. My fist post this is a gingery lathe i built about 20 years ago i pretty much built the whole thing with minimum departures from the book. Jul 07, 2016 the best gingery lathe video series to date. Apr 21, 2014 gary martin has a good machine for your needs but you will need to machine the castings. The metal lathe build your own metal working shop from.
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 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, often from scrap metal and other items. I corresponded with dave back when the books first came out. Barry has produced two neat versions of the gingery line, the lathe and the shaper with some minor improvements. Ive seen this modification to other bandsaws and finally got around to it today. The late great dave gingerys classic buildyourownmachineshop series. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper. Im assembling the shaper now and doing the scrapping etc.
These are links to other peoples projects, foundries, and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the metal lathe. Dave gingery pdf results 1 12 of 37 build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book series. The build you own metal working shop from scrap 2 the metal lathe. I have been thinking of buying the book dave gingery shaper for the plans dimensions dc. I cant give dave gingery enough praise, his designs are fantastic. Gingery metal shaper lathe drawbar collet closer tool post indicator holder carriage stop and indicator holder tailstock drill and tap holder horizontal bandsaw modifications page making aloristype toolholders making inserttype mills splashgaurd 2 piece milling vise. Build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book. Gingery book store features books written expecially for inventors, tinkerers, machinists and experimenters. I used the furnace setup as described in the charcoal foundry book 1st in the build your own metalworking shop from scrap series. Nov 12, 2012 i think i was fourteen or fifteen when i received my first lindsays catalog, ordered from a print ad in the back pages of popular science or popular mechanicsi dont recall which. Gingery, enclosed find pictures of the slip roll machine that i had just completed. I have only made one deviation for this pattern compared to the one that dave gives is in his.
Besides what is a laboratory without a precision indexing head or milling machine. I have been working on it for approximately six months. Build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book series david j. Dave gingery has authored a series of books which are available both individually and as a set called build your own metalworking shop from scrap. Well that is a fair question, and the short answer is, i have a hard time getting motivated building a lathe that is about the same size as the one i already own. If you have built any of them i would like to hear from you and see pictures of them. The entire modification consists of drilling and tapping two holes on the cast iron vise table of the saw, to accept. Aug 19, 2010 throw a stone at any gathering of makers, and youre likely to hit somebody who owns a set of diysavant dave gingery s classic books on building your own machine shop by casting scrap aluminum, melted in a charcoalpowered bucket furnace, into sand molds formed by wooden patterns. I credit his books with getting me into the hobby and realizing that most anything is possible. Book 3 of 5 in the build your own metal working shop from scrap. 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 bought the cold rolled steel from metal supper market in dallas,tx. Using the gingery injection molding attachment to make.
Ive owned a set myself, for more than a decade, and at least starting on the lathe, which is the first tool in. Mar 25, 2020 dave gingery pdf results 1 12 of 37 build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book series. All articles are in pdf, so you can download them for further reference. After finishing the series i continued to find items that i. David gingery home made shaper practical machinist. Its coming along very well, even starting to make its own parts now. Ive owned a set myself, for more than a decade, and at least starting on the lathe, which is the first.
The pulley is the size specified for the gingery shaper project. First off, rolls are 36 long, made from 2 drill stem that i had plenty of. Just drag a bit of wood or metal across the top a few times. He was an inventor, writer, and machinist, best known for his series of books on how to build machine tools. Dave gingerys book was my starting point and my guide. Its a general introduction to the shaper although it could be used as a practical guide, there are other, better ones. 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 building your own machine shop by casting scrap aluminum, melted in a charcoalpowered bucket furnace, into sand molds formed by wooden patterns. Uncle dave gingery simple, useful and fun projects and ideas from uncle dave s shop. Book 3 of 5 in the build your own metal working shop from scrap serie series.
I have wondered just how many of his machines have been built. Gingery has 19 books on goodreads with 744 ratings. Homemade shaper completion of final step in gingery book. Has anyone built one of dave s gingerly shaping machines without having to any of the casting, by building up the frame from steel plate and nuts n bolts instead. Gary martin has a good machine for your needs but you will need to machine the castings. Thats why dave gingery offered alternatives to actual foundry. To me, this was one of the great learning experiences of a lifetime. Metal shaper is also known as book 3 from the best selling 7 book series, build your own metal working shop from scrap. The best gingery lathe video series to date hackaday. Jan 18, 2020 dave gingery lathe pdf has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. Gingerys most popular book is the charcoal foundry. Heres a video update on the current status of my gingery lathe project. Green sand casting in the home shop university of babylon.
Jul 01, 2019 if you have never used a metal cutting lathe and plan to build a gingery based lathe it will be a great learning experience, and you will never know the difference from a real lathe of the same size and the gingery lathe. These are built using hand cast aluminum parts and turn of the century machining techniques. There is a file on michael moores site under the link name an introduction to shaper operation down in the copies of external items near the end of his page. The primary focus is the series of machines and engines designed and built by dave and vince gingery, but all types of home built machines are welcome here. Note a thrown together sheet metal finger brake, which is similar to dave gingerys sheet metal brake, and a series of articles about the gingery shaper. Oct 10, 2011 build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7 book series david j. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow.
Then, using the foundry and some extremely basic metal working techniques, you build a lathe using aluminum sand castings, which you then go on to use to build a metal shaper, mill, drill. I have one casting left to do, it is the table casting. I started building a dave gingery s shaping machine and just missing me build a base and apply an engine. Dave gingery machines i built his lathe,shaper milling machine and various tooling. Dave gingery machines i built his lathe, shaper milling machine and various tooling. I stayed close to the plans as far as dimensions of all the parts, ive bought nut and bolts from fastenal. Yahoo group gingery machines builders and wouldbe builders can trade notes, ideas and experiences here. Were not certain if hell move onto the shaper, mill, drill press, brake, etc. Nov 30, 2011 video walk through of the design and operation of a gingery style metal shaper.
Jun 23, 2018 my fist post this is a gingery lathe i built about 20 years ago i pretty much built the whole thing with minimum departures from the book. Yet another gingery build blog monday, august 14, 2017. Charcoal foundry plans to build the melting furnace and instructions for basic pattern making and molding to get your shop project underway. A project like this is never really complete, still needs wor. Gingery, the milling machine, build your own metal metal lathe, the metal shaper, the. Barry also built the gingery metal shaper from book 3 of the series. I collected about 60 of these suggestions and implemented them as i was building my shaper. For those who dont know, a metal shaper is one of the early style machine tools developed that allows you to plane flate surfaces. Brilliantly made gingery shaper, patterns are to a very high standard, nicely built and finished. Fine sand from the bottom of a virginia trout stream mixed with.
Mini mill cnc conversion, gives some good tips on improving the. Jan 30, 2016 heres a video update on the current status of my gingery lathe project. Video walk through of the design and operation of a gingery style metal shaper. 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.
One has to be asking why i would build gingery s shaper. I figured, hey i already have a foundry why not build some really nifty machines. You may want to consider an atlas shaper, several usually listed on ebay. Free gingery style lathe plans yes i too am building a metal working shop from scrap using the books written by mr. Build your own metal working shop from scrap complete 7. Gingery ri december 19, 1932 may 3, 2004 was an inventor.
David j gingery publishing books written especially for inventors machinists tinkerers geniuses at large and a few others. Dave gingery and his son vincent have published a large number of booklets on shop practices, engine construction and mechanical miscellanea. Rebuilding the ram ways on my gingery shaper, version 1. In the spring of 1998 i ordered the gingery series of books on how to build a metalworking shop from scratch. I started with a 5 gallon steel bucket lined with firebrick mortar for a foundry. I have an atlas shaper that is used for making parts when i dont want to make or buy a special cutter for the mill. 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. They can do many of the functions of a milling machine using only a single point tool. Gingery also known as the metal lathe, by the late dave gingery. No one knows who actually built it but it must have been a very skilled machinist as it is made entirely out of plate steel instead of aluminum castings like the book explains to build it. 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. The charcoal foundry the metal lathe the metal shaper the milling. Build a metal shaper by dave gingery model engineer. Gingery, including the drill press build your own metal working shop from scrap ser.
At long last i have completed the homebuilt gingery shaper, at least the last step in the book. David gingery home made shaper the guy i bought it from even had the book. Dave gingery wrote a series of books back in the 80s about building a metal working shop, from scrap. The tailstock core is shorter than the core print since it came from my pulley making core box which makes smaller cores.
Nice feedback like this really makes me want to complete the shaper, mill, and other projects too. These are built using hand cast aluminum parts and turn of the. Dave gingery lathe pdf has been working on a gingery lathe since september last year. Many people have built them and along the way figured out improvements. A gingery milling machine scaled up by a factor of 1. The technique i have used so far is to cut a 1 block of 6061 aluminum on. One has to be asking why i would build gingerys shaper. For more details on the project, check out my page. The metal shaper build your own shaper that will cut keyways, splines, gears, and more with a simple. Multimachine, an opensource machine tool the multimachine a complete machine shop in one tool.
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