My latest project. Gingery horizontal mill

[Stilldrillin]

Dan,

That`s taking shape very nicely! 

David D

[Rob.Wilson]

Hi Dan

i have seen one of those mills ,, just the other day as it happens ,,,,,,,,, some fairly big castings  lookin good

Cheers Rob

[DeereGuy]

Dan have you made any progress on this?

I haven't made any progress on my furnance yet...to busy Anodizing parts at the moment.

[Gadget]

Dan have you made any progress on this?

I haven't made any progress on my furnance yet...to busy Anodizing parts at the moment.

Hi Bob,
I made the next casting but am in the middle of painting the house right now. I need to get the house done before resuming the mill work. Hopefully in a few weeks I will be back at it again.
Dan

[DeereGuy]

ugh...I have the west side of the cabin to do next year and possibly the north....

[Gadget]

I finally had some time to work on the Gingery mill recently. I cast the compound spindle and bearing cap and machined the swivel base. The book said to drill three holes on a radius then cut with a coping saw for the radius slots but I cheated. I mounted the trim router with a 3/8" carbide bit to the lathe and cut the slots while the base was still bolted to the face plate. Much better slots that way.
Dan

[Bernd]

Nice job Dan. I didn't think you could get such a nice finish with a router since they have such a high rpm. But those slots look very clean. 

Bernd

[DeereGuy]

Dan, those look great!  Glad to see you getting time to do some more on this project.  How did the house painting go....man I hate painting....lol..and staining....and of couse I built a lot home...go figure.

[Gadget]

Dan, those look great!  Glad to see you getting time to do some more on this project.  How did the house painting go....man I hate painting....lol..and staining....and of couse I built a lot home...go figure.

I still have two sides of the two story section to paint Bob. I tore a muscle in my arm trying to extend the heavy wooden ladder and had to take a break to heal. That was a week ago and the bruising is getting worse daily. UGLY!!

[Brass_Machine]

Sucks about the arm. Hope you heal fast...

Parts look fantastic. Any chance you can take a picture of the mill with something so I can get an idea of the size?

Eric

[Gadget]

Sucks about the arm. Hope you heal fast...

Parts look fantastic. Any chance you can take a picture of the mill with something so I can get an idea of the size?

Eric

I will try to post one later today.

[Gadget]

Here is the mill with a gallon paint can in the picture for reference.

[ieezitin]

Any news on this build. I was hooked on this one.

God bless    Anthony.

[DavidA]

Gadget,

First time I have looked at this project.  Respect.

What are your flasks made of ?
I have been told  that you can use steel pipe section for melting ally,  is this true ?

Dave.

[madjackghengis]

Hi Gadget,  it's good to see the progress you're making, you should be almost ready to make chips with it pretty soon.  That's a great idea with the router mounting on the lathe for the slots, there are lots of places where wood working tools go well with aluminum working.  I use an old drywall cutter as an electric die grinder, using a light dimmer switch to control the speed and it works great for small jobs you don't want to run the compressor for.  I hope to see you mounting a spindle and drive belting and motor soon. mad jack

[Gadget]

Thanks Jack,
I have to get back at it again. I've been concentrating on getting cheap heat for my garage, been building a waste motor oil heater. It's almost done now and as soon as it is I will be finishing the mill.