[AxelFoley]

Ok, so I just finished "cooking" my crank case supports to get all the oil out. I tried to braze the mounts together when I noticed oil would seep out of the pores.
I left it in my foundry for 30 minutes or so to draw out and burn off the oil.

I don't have/can't afford a welder, so I'm hoping silver solder would be sufficient to hold it together, at least until this is bolted down to some sort of base.

[metalworkz]

I don't think it is necessary to bond them together, and they will need to be attached to the tubing any way right? I think I would just drill and tap them so the tubing could be bolted to them. What are you planning to use for the bed ways? The original machine uses .25" x 3.00" CRS flat bar, and the bed needs to be bolted to the tubing also. Just thinking it may not be needed to solder/weld those.
On the drawings for the Gingery projects I would probably work on one machine at a time.

[AxelFoley]

I don't think it is necessary to bond them together, and they will need to be attached to the tubing any way right? I think I would just drill and tap them so the tubing could be bolted to them. What are you planning to use for the bed ways? The original machine uses .25" x 3.00" CRS flat bar, and the bed needs to be bolted to the tubing also. Just thinking it may not be needed to solder/weld those.
On the drawings for the Gingery projects I would probably work on one machine at a time.

Ah, that makes sense. I was going to try to have a bolt going through everything, which is hard to do if everything isn't secured together. I suppose I will pick up a tap set and work it that way.

I think I will stick with the CRS for the ways.

[metalworkz]

CRS is readily available in most areas and the price is reasonable as well. With the aluminum cross slide it should last a very long time. I believe I finished my Gingery lathe back in 1987 and it has served me very well with not much wear; I think I have re-shimmed it once or twice. I attached a pic of my G-Lathe.
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[AxelFoley]

Alrighty, well that only cost me 12 cents. Cheaper than the fuel to try to do another casting.

Let's hope that holds up well.

[AxelFoley]

I have some granite tile laying around. I'm wondering it it might be worthwhile to make some of the parts out of it, in order to add more weight/stiffness.
Perhaps I will just use it as the surface to which the entire lathe mounts. Attach it to a sturdy wooden table like in your build, jgro