bring your work close to each other and preheat the glass with just torch if its pyrex or quartz . forget Bunsen burner, could use it for annealing some but just use torch with sooty flame works great, Great machining job on lathe
this is beyond awesome. I'm trying to do this right now actually, but my plan is to build tooling rollers on each end of the "lathe" instead of traditional lathe chucks. So i definitely expect problems with syncing my two rotations. The plan is to use two stepper motors and try syncing them. we shall see i guess. But thanks so much for posting this, I was a bit stuck on how I was going to do the torch carriage part, are you just using track wheels on that extruded aluminum piece holding the torch? also do you ever feel the need to adjust your rotating piece or torch z height? I wasn't sure if I should design that into my system or not.
Nice job best I"ve seen in a long time. Don't know if you will read this but I have to as if you would share details on the chuck you made I would like to make some for my Lathe. I'm in the usa and don't speak German just a old Texas boy well old man know. I make glass oil lamps in my retirement years. Thanks best regards Thomas Schwab
That’s the part that looks the most difficult to make yourself. It looks like some 3/4” stock attached to those sliding positioners (whatever you want to call the 3 parts) that are at equal angles. They look like they close/open with a drive belt that some how loops around all 3 equally (backside). As you turn the drive belt (probably a 1/2” or 3/4”) it rotates the positioners equally. More than likely you would set the “full close” position and then make the positioners fully closed, hopefully making them true. The biggest thing is- it’s not like a metal lathe where you have to be within a few ten-thousandths, you can have some play because you can manipulate the glass. Hope this might help- sometimes I play a machinist on tv 😉
Beautiful craftsmanship!
This is beautiful!! Such impressive work my friend.
I wish these came in a little kit, such a great tool and an even better scale down, very cool!!!!
This is a thing of beauty! Well done!
Do you sell these by chance. Beautiful lathe. Looks exceptionally well made.
Very nice!
bring your work close to each other and preheat the glass with just torch if its pyrex or quartz . forget Bunsen burner, could use it for annealing some but just use torch with sooty flame works great, Great machining job on lathe
I hope this guy didn’t die! He’s got a whole business opportunity here!
Excellent work !!!
Thank you this is very inspirational and very well built.
this is beyond awesome. I'm trying to do this right now actually, but my plan is to build tooling rollers on each end of the "lathe" instead of traditional lathe chucks. So i definitely expect problems with syncing my two rotations. The plan is to use two stepper motors and try syncing them. we shall see i guess. But thanks so much for posting this, I was a bit stuck on how I was going to do the torch carriage part, are you just using track wheels on that extruded aluminum piece holding the torch? also do you ever feel the need to adjust your rotating piece or torch z height? I wasn't sure if I should design that into my system or not.
Pretty slick! I like it!
Good work! What are you using for the bearings? Two pillows blocks on each side?
It looks like 2 flange bearings on each side- but yes 😉
Wow that's a really nice piece of gear
A work of art
You are my hero. Did you make that torch yourself too? Do you have any drawings of the design? Also, I'd love to see more of that torch.
torch is a herbert arnold
cool you can make bongs ... ;)
Do you have plans and a price cost great work very nice job
Please put up a material list or make these available
Nice job best I"ve seen in a long time. Don't know if you will read this but I have to as if you would share details on the chuck you made I would like to make some for my Lathe. I'm in the usa and don't speak German just a old Texas boy well old man know. I make glass oil lamps in my retirement years. Thanks best regards Thomas Schwab
That’s the part that looks the most difficult to make yourself.
It looks like some 3/4” stock attached to those sliding positioners (whatever you want to call the 3 parts) that are at equal angles. They look like they close/open with a drive belt that some how loops around all 3 equally (backside). As you turn the drive belt (probably a 1/2” or 3/4”) it rotates the positioners equally. More than likely you would set the “full close” position and then make the positioners fully closed, hopefully making them true.
The biggest thing is- it’s not like a metal lathe where you have to be within a few ten-thousandths, you can have some play because you can manipulate the glass.
Hope this might help- sometimes I play a machinist on tv 😉
wow very nice idea
That’s awesome. How much it cost. Is it still being used. Do you sell them
Nice build how much does the build cost?
Sick! Stock parts or custom machining?
would you consider selling it?
ur a savage I wanna diy this as well
Already computerization and chpurization and artificial has reached glassblowing works.
How much would charge to make one for someone
Do you have plans for this so others can make one?
I am also curious. I’m a machinist looking to build one for a friend.
More of this plz
nice work, congratulations. How wide is this lathe?
Nice!
For sale?
Where did you get bearings with id greater than 50mm?
Enough!!!! Take my money...
Can I convert my wood lathes into glass lathes
Would you sell a completed one?
Well done!
are you in a basement?
shut up ant take my money