Hi Stephan,
Nice adaptation, though I am curious as to why you wouldn't just by a metal working Centre lathe, is it a cost thing?
Cheers,
Stephen.
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Yes. It's all about the money. Paying 500 to 900 euro for something that I don"t use much and takes a lot of space? This mod for the proxxon is just below the 100 euro.
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Everything is based on these parts of GKtools https://www.aliexpress.com/store/gr...=a2g0o.store_pc_home.pcShopHead_8215855.1_1_1
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Today I finished the upgrade of my Proxxon DB250 wood lathe. I did it like in the first post and I can tell it works
I already lengthened the lathe by installing an extra ground plate and now I installed the precision XY table.
Extra brass plate to get a better fix to the table
needed to adjust the nut to fit in the slider
Made a small tool holder for my 3 mm chisels
Adjusted the toolholder by 2 mm. To make sure the chisel ends in the middle of the object to turn.
It makes the job easy on small parts, I will test also other materials like brass for example. I think that will do the job to.
I already lengthened the lathe by installing an extra ground plate and now I installed the precision XY table.
Extra brass plate to get a better fix to the table
needed to adjust the nut to fit in the slider
Made a small tool holder for my 3 mm chisels
Adjusted the toolholder by 2 mm. To make sure the chisel ends in the middle of the object to turn.
It makes the job easy on small parts, I will test also other materials like brass for example. I think that will do the job to.