r/machining • u/balor598 • Feb 01 '25

Picture My coworker had a bright Idea

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We've only one good lathe for precision work, but the chucks too big for small work. But sure look where there's a will there's a way

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u/Artie-Carrow Feb 01 '25

I am glad we have hoists by each of our machines

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u/saav_tap Feb 01 '25

I fully plan on building one, but it’s a small shop and we’ve only had the lathe and mill running about a year. So I haven’t had the demand on it to justify spending a couple grand to building a good jib

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u/Artie-Carrow Feb 01 '25

If you have it under an I-beam, you could put it on rollers

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u/saav_tap Feb 01 '25

It’s a 30’x30’ pole barn more or less lol and on a preexisting non level slab. I’ll more than likely be doing concrete work if I even do it at this shop. We are building a real warehouse with red iron to move into. But I’m working with what I’ve got for the time being

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u/Artie-Carrow Feb 01 '25

Ah. Are you going to air condition or at least dehumidify it?