First go at building a rotary

[strick9]

Ok guys,I've been aiming on giving these a try and I did.I need to get some smaller motors and some lighter material,but here's what I have now.Still a little rough around the edges.Rip these up:o
http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz65/strick9672/machine3.jpg
http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz65/strick9672/machine2.jpg
http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz65/strick9672/machine1_edited-1.jpg

[fkirons]

sweet man!

[gangstajay]

have you tattooed with them yet??

[slicksteel]

cool handmade!

[strick9]

Thanks for lookin guys,and no,I haven't used um yet

[andrewc]

if you dont like em ill give them a good home!

[Dreviltattoo]

pretty sweet. i bet you have a lot of time into it. looks like the slide is gonna need a lot of oil. maybe a different material for that would help. great job, i'd like to try it out.

[strick9]

Thanx for lookin guys.Yeah got to do something different on the slides,way to heavy,causes vibration. But alas,these were an experiment and it's still in progress

[Administrator]

plastics will help keep the glides a little when they are rubbing. Do you have a mill or is this cut and shaped by hand?

[Mr.Taboo]

I wonder if a teflon block would work as a slider ?

[strick9]

I don't have a mill,been lookin at some but haven't made jump yet.These slides are made from a head/toe bolt like ya use to lock doors.

[Administrator]

You can find milling attachemnts for drill presses that can work for small stuff but in the end you are probably still best picking up a small mill. If you plan to build a lot of small stuff check craigslist you never know what one person will have out grown in a workshop.

[tattooedpirate2]

Wholesaletools.com you can get a mill and lathe set for about a $1000.00 and are very well made. I bought a full size from them and it is sweet for the money I spent.

[slicksteel]

http://tool.wttool.com/tools/Mill%20Drill%20Lathe

[Dan Kubin]

hey..that mill/lathe combo is similar to what I have, but mine is a Smithy, and does what I need quite adequately.
-though it would definitely help to take a machining course before you started hogging on it. -you would save more time and money in the long run by doing so.
-using a small mill like that (IMO) requires more machining fundamental knowledge than using something like a bridgeport full size mill.

[Dan Kubin]

oh...you want to use delrin for your slider. it's a plastic that made for high friction applications, and is easily machined.

[peter clements]

I'm no builder, but that multipurpose machine looks a fantastic investment at the price.

[tattooedpirate2]

Another good place is minimachineshop.com they have videos on using the mini lathe and mill as well as tooling, cutters and materials. Another good book is Machine Shop Secrets. This gives you speedy was to get through multiple machining set ups. Grizzley Tools is another tool supplier that has everything under the sun for metal working. I have more money in tooling and accessories and very little space left in my shop to put it all. Its more addicting than tattoo machines.

[strick9]

Hey thanx for all the info guys.I have a lathe already,and a cross slide vise that I do some small milling on my drillpress,but that's very limited.I'm still shoping around for a mill,and @Dan,thanx for the tip on the delrin!I have some research to do.Much obliged fella's

[Administrator]

When buying plastics see if you can buy off cuts from a plastics distributor first as well. This will help avoid meeting minimums. They are usually willing to dump offcuts for a song and sometimes you will end up getting Delrin in interesting colors. A good friend of mine is a full time millwright and machinist and prototypes many things in plastics that he gets from a supplier for a few dollars a piece. I worked a few weekends in his machine shop helping him out, plastics machine very differently then aluminum or brass and Delrin can be tricky but once you get zen with it you will find it great to work with.

[tattooedpirate2]

McMaster Carr You can buy any size metal and plastic as well as any kind and at a good price. The pieces are pretty square when you get them so there is little squaring and waste to be done.

[Administrator]

Good to know. He had a plastics supplier warehouse a half mile from the machine shop so it was easy to just go over with a backpack, fill it with various off cuts and pay only a few bucks.

[strick9]

Many thanks guys,this is good stuff!