[TheForge] Lathe dogs?

[Bruce Freeman]

Dave,

Thanks for the encouragement about lathe dogs, but since I don't weld
(except in the forge) I'll have to approach this another way.

As for whether I'll use them - well, at least if I forge them myself I
have THAT much to show for it, and will not have spent megabucks doing
it.

My lathe is 10"x24" - more than adequate for my purposes.

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:44 PM, David E. Smucker
<davesmucker at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Bruce, Of course you can forge them -- but I have always just made them from
> pipe, square stock and a welder.
>
> Just cut off a short length of pipe.  Weld a nut to one side, with a through
> hole for the set screw and then just weld a length of square stock on the
> other side to fit into your face plate.  With a few different sizes of scrap
> pipe you can make up several sizes this way faster than you can heat up the
> forge.
>
> Now comes the real question, will you ever use them.  Lathe dogs always look
> good in the "machine shop book" but you will find that if you have a good 3
> jaw and a good 4 jaw chuck you will use these for most things.  If you have
> a lathe that will accept 5c collets you will also use these a great deal
> more than than a lathe dog.  I would always but my money in to collets (and
> the collets set up for your lathe) before I would buy lathe dogs.
>
> Good luck with your lathe, how big is it?
>
> Dave
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:37 PM
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [TheForge] Lathe dogs?
>
>> I've just acquired a lathe and expect to need a few bent-tail type
>> lathe dogs in various sizes.  They look pretty simple to me but get
>> pretty pricey in even moderate sizes.  I'm thinking of giving a go to
>> forging them myself, as they look pretty simple.  Has any of you tried
>> forging lathe dogs?
>>
>> --
>> Bruce
>> NJ
>>
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>> working.
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-- 
Bruce
NJ

The total lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is working.