The Project Pad

Just pulled the trigger on a very premium 7x12 mini-lathe. It can swing just over 4" over the carriage and can handle parts on the order of about 8" in length (I'm being conservative because I haven't explored the true limitations of the size yet). I got the small lathe for now because I'm limited on space in my current living situation, but it can still be useful for small parts like bushings, hinge pins, etc.

I just wanted to let you guys know that I have the capability to produce small cylindrical(ish) parts with pretty tight tolerances in case anyone needs something made!

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01e shift kits
strut bearings

and fully adjustable TRE kits

OK, lets keep it simple for the first few parts LOL

Chris, Mr. Henkin will be in touch with you tomorrow.

However would you be interested in providing some of us with some bushings? Id make them myself but I dont have the capital in invest in a lathe at the moment. Too busy with motor mounts ya know?

Yes, that is just the type of thing I was thinking of

I'd be especially happy to make things from delrin, and even more especially if you buy some stock and send it to my place. Lets talk about what your design entails (dimensionally) and then just let me get the thing set up and cutting.

i have a part that i would like made. and can even send you the part to copy.

holler VIA PM.

Which lathe did you get?

T44 bushings... Lots of them.

pilihp2 wrote:T44 bushings... Lots of them.

Yeah, definitely on the list.

EDIGREG wrote:Which lathe did you get?

Little Machine Shop 7x12 Deluxe (has metal change gears, metal knobs, DROs, etc.) with a sweet tooling package. If I ask nicely Justin will help me make it CNC... I don't need that for now, but it could be useful/fun in the future He made his own CNC router table/micro mill so that's a good start.

can you make me a 17x10 et 10?

Brackets to mount up my big reds on my stock 4kq struts.

my2000apb wrote:can you make me a 17x10 et 10?

LOL, I *might* need a bigger lathe for that.

Matt, I can't make brackets with a lathe unfortunately :(

What, they're not made of circles? LOL

pilihp2 wrote:T44 bushings... Lots of them.

WORKING ON IT!!!

Im sending the schmatics to loxx after we crank out a couple b2/3/etc polyurethane bushings

Why didn't you go for the mini mill with a rotary table?

I'm thinking of getting one.

Mini mall with rotary table can't do everything a lathe can. I will get a mill at some point too though. A good mill and good lathe is much better than trying to do both things with one machine!

I agree, the more tools the better! Just have to pay for everything too :(

I'd be in for a set of subframe bushings for UrS cars. I'd take front and rear if you make them. Hell, I'll buy a stock one of each and material and send it your way if you telle what kind of material and dimensions

Both can be found on the S2 forum, btdt

Yeah, it is true they can be had on S2forum.

I can definitely make them though. I actually have the front bushings at home I think (I have to go dig for them), but no rears. I'd really need measurements of the inside of the subframe holes to be able to make a set though. I need a very accurate ID of that hole in order to design the fit of the bushing properly.

any chance you have a Mill as well? I need a brake block for a D2 S8. I think I can source the design.

No, sorry :(

BBSEs?

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