Table of contents
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1
Cover
2
Introduction
4
Table of Contents
6
What the MultiMachine can do
10
5 construction techniques ( secrets)
1 Using engine blocks as building blocks
2 Boring the block to fit the bearing outside diameter
3 The spindle can be a piece of pipe the diameter of the bearing inside diameter
4 The use of a three bearing spindle
5 The engine blocks are clamped together with plate and keystock rather than dovetails
12
The machine is made of 5 modules that attach to a vehicle engine block
1 The vertical slide
2 The drive unit
3 Mounting the machine
4 The overarm
5 The spindle
13
About money, accuracy and skills
15
Tools
17
Construction starts
The spindle in detail
22
Step 1, What do you want your machine to do?
Step 2, Really learn the instructions!
Step 3, Getting the stuff together.
24
Step 4, The machine and engine shops
Step 5, When you get the blocks to your shop
25
Step 6, The MultiMachine needs something to sit on
26
Step 7, Modifying the block
29
Step 8, Mounting the block
Step 9, Powering the machine
34
Step 10, The big plate that replaces very hard to make dovetails
38
Step 11, Mounting the big plate
39
Step 12, The vertical slide
43
Step 13, The cross slide
48
Step 14, The overarm
50
Step 15, Building your own "Broken bit" (tangential) cutting tools
52
Step 16, Building your own lathe chuck
4