Good article containing modifications to a Harbor Freight dust collector. The changes include:
- neutral vane
- filter cartridge
- crosshair removal
Hot Rodding a Harbor Freight Dust Collector
Harbor Freight Bead Roller Modification
The modifications in this article include both an adjustable height stand and an add-on for motorized operation. I really like the use of a Lovejoy coupling.
Construction of My Gingery Style Lathe
I like this option very much! How about building the lathe bed out of steel tubing and bolting the ways to the top of the tubing?
I’m not sure he ever finished the lathe, but you can read more on this here.
Easier Gingery Lathe Bed Casting
Andy has come up with a different process for casting the bed when constructing a Gingery lathe.
From the nobugs website:
The bed casting for the gingery lathe is probably the most complicated casting in the book. Firstly, the pattern needs to be made carefully, otherwise the sand cores will lock in place. The sand mold weighs something like 40kg, and requires to be turned over several times. Finally, the casting requires a considerable amount of molten aluminum.
Building the Gingery Lathe
Dr. David B. Doman has built several machines from scratch. He built a Gingery Milling machine after he built the lathe shown below:
One of the things I like about this particular project site is that he shows the wooden patterns used to create the sand molds which are then used to cast the metal parts. Read more about it on his website .
Homemade Metal Lathe Project
Lionel Oliver has a website called backyardmetalcasting.com and thoroughly documented his Gingery lathe built from parts he forged himself.
Here is a picture of the bed and carriage
Dans Home Built Gingery Lathe
Dave Gingery has a number of books that teach you how to build a complete home metalworking shop. He starts with building a forge and goes into projects such as the lathe shown in this article. Bill built this Gingery lathe over 10 years ago and documented the steps as it was going together. Very nice job!
4×6 Bandsaw Blade Guides
This is a great improvement to the blade guide system on the 4×6 saw. The author of this article did some light machine work to put the maximum adjustability into the guides.
4×6 Bandsaw Stand Build
Here is a good looking saw stand from Sherweld who is a member of the Yahoo 4x6bandsaw group. One of the unique characteristics about this stand is that he reused the original stand and built the necessary structure around it. Check it out:
4×6 Bandsaw Mods
The mini-lathe site contains a wealth of information about metalworking machines. The author of the site has made several positive modifications to a Harbor Freight 4×6 bandsaw, which includes:
- Plywood stand
- Quick change table for vertical use
- Extension for cutting plate stock
- Pulley and Belt cover modification
- Making a clamp system that allows holding circular stock while cutting
