| Source for chip pan?
(Apr 11, 2004) |
13" lathe chip pan question
(Jun 19, 2004) |
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| Source for chip pan? |
| I have a bench
model lathe and I am having a bench welded up for it. I need
something to serve as a chip pan and some day I would like to have
coolant capability. Does anybody know of some commercial product
that would work as a chip pan? Some sort of gigantic cookie sheet?
Big Tupperware? Any ideas? If I could find something commercially I
could save a bunch of time and cash.
Scott (18356) |
| Locate a local sheet metal
business. One that fabricates ducting for heaters and AC. They can
make you one exactly to your dimensions. Make sure you have them
weld (or what ever process they use) up the corner seams where the
bends come together. Fred (18357) |
| I used a Auto
Drip pan from Wal-Mart under a Logan years back It worked fine as it
was sitting on a steel bench. However it would be pretty flimsy , if
just hanging out in the breeze? Also I think it would be very noisy
when the chips hit it? Dee(18360) |
| Steel automotive drip pans
were sold at auto parts stores. Ebay? A metal fab shop would only
have to fold 4 edges Tig weld the corners. Find a shop that doesn't
charge huge min $$$ set up fees. RichD (18361) |
| I
have two brothers in the sheet metal trade and they can indeed make
up a very nice drip tray to any spec. Just make sure you order a good
thickness of sheet metal. They can solder up the seams to be water
tight but make sure you tell them that. They usually just fold the
seams and that won't do for a wet service like you want. It should
be the cheapest and better way to go. I used a plastic (rubber) tray
for a while and it was a pain. Glade my Heavy Ten has it's own tray.
Tom (18362) |
| Buy a
"secondary drain pan" from an ac supply house. They are made to go
under air handlers in attics. They are far cheaper than having the
(basically) same thing built by a sheet metal shop. One that is made
for a lay down installation would be just about the dimensionality
required. (18363) |
| I just slipped an
old cookie sheet under my lathe. Neil B. (18364) |
| Scott,
I found just that very thing at AutoZone for about US$6.95. It's a
metal tray to place under a car to catch oil drippings and measures
25" x 36" x 1" +/- depth. Fit perfectly for my 9" Southbend. Johnny
(18378) |
| Find a local HVAC
ductwork shop. They can custom a galvanized pan for you dirt cheap.
Had one made for myself for 25 bucks. (18420) |
| 13" lathe chip
pan question |
| I just
purchased a 13x5 lathe. According to the serial number it shipped in
1942. It does not have a cast iron chip pan. From all the pictures I
have seen they all have a chip pan. Is it possible that the older
lathes came without the chip pan? Chip (19736) |
| Age has nothing to
do with it. My 1937 13x6 has a chip pan. (19752) |
