CNC Lathe's

[Hawklore]

How do they work?

What kinda programing do you need to know to make it?

Where can I get one that can make bowls/plates/eggs

[Furball]

if we tell you will you promise never to post here again?

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by Furball
if we tell you will you promise never to post here again?

I promise I won't ever post here again.

[MiloMorai]

You can get one from here for $8000, http://www.microkinetics.com/lathe1236/

You first have to draft the peice(CAD) and then convert it to x,y,z for the lathe. Sometimes the CAD program will do it for you.

You are looking at big $$$.

[vorticon]

Originally posted by MiloMorai
You can get one from here for $8000, http://www.microkinetics.com/lathe1236/

You first have to draft the peice(CAD) and then convert it to x,y,z for the lathe. Sometimes the CAD program will do it for you.

You are looking at big $$$.

and, from the sounds of it, a heck of a lot less fun than simply doing it the "old" way

[Hawklore]

Well, I guess since i'm going to be creating the same item over and over again, just figure out the dimensions and do it by hand..

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by Hawklore
Where can I get one that can make bowls/plates/eggs

I made some wooden eggs, but the omlettes came out all splintery.

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by Holden McGroin
I made some wooden eggs, but the omlettes came out all splintery.

Didn't scramble enough, and you gotta use the right kinda cheese, if you use hard chedder it kinda hinds that splintery look/feel.

[United]

CNC machines are expensive, but are incredible.  The only one I've worked with  came with its own software, so I don't know if you'd buy that separate or not. Anyways, what you do is you go in and design what you want.  The one I used could only cut into flat wood like a 2x4 or something like it.

But, you'd go in and design something, set different cutting depths if you wanted.  Then, you could set what tool you'd be using, such as a ball end or flat end.  You'd then send it to the CNC/Lathe and it would write the program necessary to make the proper cuts.

Hit go and it would cut.

But, as said before, you're talking BIG bucks if you plan on getting one, especially if you want to make bowls and the such.  You're also talking about lots of time, effort, and wood to do stuff.

[Hawklore]

I don't plan on making bowls, it'd be nice..

I plan on making eggs basicly..

wooden hand grenade replicas, etc.. minus the spoon..

[United]

You're talking a good $5000 to get started for anything that will be able to make that. You'd be better off whittling them out.

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by Hawklore
I don't plan on making bowls, it'd be nice..

I plan on making eggs basicly..

wooden hand grenade replicas, etc.. minus the spoon..

Why would you want to make replicas of wooden hand grenades?

[DieAz]

Originally posted by Hawklore


Where can I get one that can make bowls/plates/eggs

make your own lathe for woodworking.
CNC lathes are mainly for high production metalworking.


http://www.historicgames.com/lathes/treadle.html

http://www.historicgames.com/lathes/ancientlathes.html

more links on either of those pages to show more lathes.
have fun.

edit; btw check out ebay, some woodworking lathes are listed for sale there too.  seen one for around $100 on there.

[Bodhi]

Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Why would you want to make replicas of wooden hand grenades?

someone has gotten a little too overzealous with regards to his reenacting career.

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by Bodhi
someone has gotten a little too overzealous with regards to his reenacting career.

Wouldn't you like to have a nice wooden grenade that you could pack some powder in, light a fuse, throw at someone, and not have it actually do damage?