Motor Lathe?

[FighterCat57]

Anyone used one to make hard prop shafts? Trying to come up with a cheap way to make some shafts and center drill them. I think there's a few bench top mini- lathes out there. Just need to center drill and not sure how to get that done without a trip to the machine shop.

[britscoot]

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch-...the-93212.html

have the 2200kv outies come in yet and do you still have a bare geny left?

[johnf]

Gonna be interesting to see all the new genisis setups on the forum soon. Even if 9 of them are Ben's. Haha

[britscoot]

or do you mean something like this..

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cobra-Pro-Modified-Motor-Lathe-w-Powerbase-2000L-/300481336355?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item45f6155423

[britscoot]

Hey John
what do you run in your FE30?

[britscoot]

The reason i'm asking is because i got up to 55mph and need more.

[johnf]

It's not built yet. I had a 1521, but sold it to tth. Gonna pick up a 1515 1y and hopefully cram my 240lv In there somewhere.

[britscoot]

Cool.
Good luck on the build your gonna love it.
Thankfully theirs lots of good info on here and helpful peeps.

[britscoot]

Sorry for jacking your thread Ben.

[johnf]

Thanks bud, my buddy will be setting it up for me. Don't wanna lay my goofy hands on such a nice looking hull. Haha

[johnf]

Yeah oops. Sorry. Back on topic!

[FighterCat57]

Brit- I'll have one for you in a few weeks or HK has them in stock now.

I still have a few in reserve...

[FighterCat57]

or do you mean something like this..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cobra-Pro-Modifi...item45f6155423

Yeah, something small and cheap, but want to be able to center bore the shaft.

[Basstronics]

I am a Machinist by trade (but now I do Engineering) and I would highly advise staying away from that lathe or others similar to it. Besides that I have owned one!

They are junk. Can barely cut aluminum let alone steel of stainless. You cant take crap for cuts on them. The gears are plastic... The drive system is weak. They are not very accurate either...

If you truly want to buy a metal lathe for making prop shafts I would highly advise watching for a smaller more high quality lathe. Also something with collets and not a chuck. It will allow you greater accuracy when you flip the shaft to drill it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/820-LOGAN-10-x-24-cc-Engine-Lathe-NO-RESERVE-/130444256869?pt=BI_Lathes&hash=item1e5f156665

http://cgi.ebay.com/JET-TL-25-TURRET-METAL-LATHE-1979-/160494093042?pt=BI_Lathes&hash=item255e3182f2

http://business.shop.ebay.com/Lathes-/97230/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A4026&rt=nc&_catref=1&_dmpt=BI_Lathes&_ipg=200&_jgr=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1514

[FighterCat57]

I am a Machinist by trade (but now I do Engineering) and I would highly advise staying away from that lathe or others similar to it. Besides that I have owned one!

They are junk. Can barely cut aluminum let alone steel of stainless. You cant take crap for cuts on them. The gears are plastic... The drive system is weak. They are not very accurate either...

If you truly want to buy a metal lathe for making prop shafts I would highly advise watching for a smaller more high quality lathe. Also something with collets and not a chuck. It will allow you greater accuracy when you flip the shaft to drill it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/820-LOGAN-10-x-24-cc-Engine-Lathe-NO-RESERVE-/130444256869?pt=BI_Lathes&hash=item1e5f156665

http://cgi.ebay.com/JET-TL-25-TURRET-METAL-LATHE-1979-/160494093042?pt=BI_Lathes&hash=item255e3182f2

http://business.shop.ebay.com/Lathes...6.c0.m14.l1514

Yeah, actually, I was hoping to use something like an armature lathe that takes up about 12" x 12". Max size I'll be working with is 3" x 1/4". Guess I'll just use the lathe at the machine shop. It's about an hour away though and kind of a pain in the ass to schedule.