Lee Alkureishi
06-01-2013, 9:57 AM
Hi all,
In in the process of making a wood bowl lathe, and am currently working on the banjo. it's constructed of 2 pieces of 5/16" thick 3" iron pipe, welded at 90 degrees. The horizontal section is welded to 2pieces of angle iron, which will ride on the ways, and measures 19" long.
The vertical section is 12" tall, and at the top will be welded my tool holder, which is a 6" long section of 1.5" stainless steel rod with a 1" bore. I'd like to set the tool holder 3" inside the larger pipe section, but can't see any good way to secure it there.
I'm thinking the best way will be to tack weld it in place, weld the top section that i can access, then pour concrete into the vertical pipe section. That way, the concrete will secure it further, and also provide mass/vibration dampening for the banjo.
Can anyone advise if there's a problem with this approach, or a better way to do it?
Thanks in advance,
Lee
In in the process of making a wood bowl lathe, and am currently working on the banjo. it's constructed of 2 pieces of 5/16" thick 3" iron pipe, welded at 90 degrees. The horizontal section is welded to 2pieces of angle iron, which will ride on the ways, and measures 19" long.
The vertical section is 12" tall, and at the top will be welded my tool holder, which is a 6" long section of 1.5" stainless steel rod with a 1" bore. I'd like to set the tool holder 3" inside the larger pipe section, but can't see any good way to secure it there.
I'm thinking the best way will be to tack weld it in place, weld the top section that i can access, then pour concrete into the vertical pipe section. That way, the concrete will secure it further, and also provide mass/vibration dampening for the banjo.
Can anyone advise if there's a problem with this approach, or a better way to do it?
Thanks in advance,
Lee