Nice shop! I’ve got a little set up in my garage and make stuff for my motorbikes. Recutting cylinder heads, porting and making two stroke exhaust pipes. I’ve made a swingarm and some other stuff too. I like the logical thinking for machining but the process can be a ball ache, especially without some instruction. Took me ages to get my lathe working properly. Get some charts made up with speeds and feeds for different materials. It’s a total money saver though - I’m just making a fork brace for an old Triumph - 275 to buy, 28 bucks in Aluminium from the remnant pile and a pre bent tube to make.
YouTube is great for instruction - check out Blondiehacks and Thisoldtony.
Nice shop! I’ve got a little set up in my garage and make stuff for my motorbikes. Recutting cylinder heads, porting and making two stroke exhaust pipes. I’ve made a swingarm and some other stuff too. I like the logical thinking for machining but the process can be a ball ache, especially without some instruction. Took me ages to get my lathe working properly. Get some charts made up with speeds and feeds for different materials. It’s a total money saver though - I’m just making a fork brace for an old Triumph - 275 to buy, 28 bucks in Aluminium from the remnant pile and a pre bent tube to make.
YouTube is great for instruction - check out Blondiehacks and Thisoldtony.
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