Mill and Lathe
Yesterday House4Hack got a new member of the family – a combination mill and lathe!
I was sitting at H4H minding my own business when first Guy, then Org, then Kobus arrived – ready for a road trip, so I could not help myself and tagged along.
Kobus found the machine advertised on Gumtree for R6500 and immediately knew this was excellent value for money, having been shopping around for the last couple of months.
The previous owner (Gideon) stays in Witpoortjie – this is a small residential area next to Krugersdorp. And with the traffic, it took us about an hour to get there.
While I was taking photos, Guy, Org, Kobus and Gideon (yes it takes four people to carry), loaded it and tied it onto Org’s bakkie.
Forty five minutes later, we were back at H4H and unloaded the machine – this time with the help of Bernhardt.
Here are some photos of the machine and the moving process:
So what next?
- Need a table to work on – we will be buying some steel and welding
- Course on how to use this safely
- [Insert you project idea here]
- Profit!
Yesterday House4Hack got a new member of the family – a combination mill and lathe! I was sitting at H4H minding my own business when first Guy, then Org, then Kobus arrived – ready for a road trip, so I could not help myself and tagged along. Kobus found the machine advertised on Gumtree for…