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Building a New Lathe
vtsteam:
Finished pulley. Amazing....nothing went wrong! :doh:
vtsteam:
And the belt even fits. :zap:
awemawson:
It's ok until the phone rings as you are counting off sectors on your dividing head - ask me how I know :ddb:
vtsteam:
Andrew I don't need an excuse to do that.
Besides the 0,4,8,2,6,0 counts, this spin collet had a devilish gotcha waiting in store for the first mental lapse: the holes didn't line up exactly with the numbers -- particularly the 2 -- I nearly put the peg in the 1 hole a number of times, especially since it is the second hole, in a numbering system beginning with zero. But some little birdie somewhere above my noggin said "STOP..... not there....third hole" and I re-set the peg. A miracle this came out, first time.
HEY, and typical.....I accidentally hit modify instead of reply for your post. Glad it was 90 tooth instead of 91!
Neubert1975:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on June 25, 2018, 05:31:31 PM ---Hi Neubert, I don't have a pyrometer. I just watch the melt and when the pieces start to break down I give it a light stir with a 1/4" rod to feel if everything is melted and then skim and pour. For me, as soon as it's ALL liquid, it's ready. Like I said, lost foam or super thin castings might need a little more heat, say 1 minute. :dremel:
Tom, I know the feeling exactly -- there was a delay of 2 years in this thread, when all my machining stuff was buried under other house project tools, materials, etc. Feels good to be back at it, after taking care of other necessary tasks. :beer:
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Thanks for the advice, i will try next time casting, but first i have to fix the car steering, the belt grinder and, and and
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