Prison Camp Lathe

[Greg Portland]

An article I found interesting:

http://machineshop.olin.edu/resources/documents/Prison%20Camp%20Lathe.pdf

[ray hampton]

and I see why this held your interest

[Jerry Marcantel]

Interesting story. Shows that anything can be done if there is a will to do it..... Jerry (in Tucson)

[William Adams]

Interesting to compare that to the Multimachine:

http://opensourcemachine.org/

a milling machine, drill press and lathe made of a discarded engine block.

[ray hampton]

Interesting to compare that to the Multimachine:

http://opensourcemachine.org/

a milling machine, drill press and lathe made of a discarded engine block.

what a nightmare [good ] this cover some good tips for home made tools also