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Diy concrete milling machine.
Built with common hand tools a drill and a few small welds.
Source concrete lathe project an almost free metal lathe drill and milling machine accurate and scalable to almost any size the technology used has been proven for almost 100 years easily made from scrap steel bar and concrete mix built with common hand tools a drill and a few small welds simple screw cutting without gears.
The machine starts with a 1500 kg polymer concrete pour with some steel stock embedded in it.
Lathe cost is determined by the size of the machine you build and the kinds of good junk you have available.
Accurate and scalable to any size.
Easily made from scrap steel bar and concrete.
It can be built by a good mechanic using scrap steel bar and concrete using only common mechanic s tools a drill and a few small welds.
The form is a simple shape that could easily be cut with a table saw or a skill saw for that manner but as i have access to a large format cnc machine i decided to design the mold in cad and cut all the required parts iges file attached.
Ideal for diy concrete contractors remodelers and pros.
Technology used has been proven for almost 100 years.
The original open source machine tools project the multimachine works as a metalworking lathe and milling machine.
It is easily converted to drilling and horizontal and end milling.
It is then machined within an inch mm of its life as shown by practically zero deviation over its.
Almost free metal lathe drill and milling machines.
For years i ve always wanted a milling machine but they are too expensive and i just couldn t bring myself to pony up to dosh.
The first thing to do was cut a mold and pour the lathe s main form.
Like the concrete lathe it can be built by artisans and mechanics using materials like junked cars available throughout the world.
Provides more power than an electric saw and eliminates the need to worry about mixing gas and oil.
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This video shows the final construction steps of the homemade vertical milling machine.