Sunday, July 10, 2005

 

The "Afghan Lathe" technique - Updated

I've finally documented the "Afghan Lathe" technique for using an electric drill to lathe and centre-drill. This makes the construction of Adrian's nozzles and various other components possible with common power tools.

This revision is less than half the size of the previous one to download, and contains Adrian's instructions on winding a heater element around the freshly-turned brass bolt.

The second draft is here (446K download) and comments are welcome:

http://diamondage.co.nz/research_docs/Afghan_Lathe.pdf

190 People downloaded the first draft. Nice to see they felt no need to comment :)

Seriously though, if anyone does want to improve the document, contact me for the source.

Vik :v)

# posted by vik-olliver @ 10:54 AM
Comments:
Hi Vik!
Nice project hack. Must really appreciate your effort and your generosity for sharing with others.

Good luck and Best wishes!!
# posted by Blogger Docel : September 25, 2007 6:24 AM
 
Nice work.
# posted by Blogger Unknown : April 11, 2009 11:04 AM
 
I recently tried this with a black and decker workmate and a small portable vice (£4.50 from the local market).
Worked really well!
# posted by Blogger Unknown : April 12, 2009 1:34 PM
 
Im trying to find a source for this Drill clamp in the US. This is all I have found. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00912807000P?prdNo=24&blockNo=24&blockType=G24 It does not look very sturdy. Has anyone thought about selling them on ebay or amazon?
-Avery
# posted by Blogger Avery : January 11, 2011 3:08 AM
 
The link died, against web rot: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://diamondage.co.nz/research_docs/Afghan_Lathe.pdf actually mirrors it. But maybe it should be mirrored somewhere here too?
# posted by Blogger Unknown : October 12, 2013 9:04 PM
 
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