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| Artie:
Wow, I was somehow part of this and now IM CONFUSED.... :scratch: :scratch: :scratch: :scratch: Glad its all sorted. Yes Rob and I know each from other places... He's a great guy and suggested I have a look at this site. Im enjoying it so far... looking forward to more. Cheers Artie (My initials = RT = Artie) So Im Rob as well.... |
| Bernd:
Well now, that's all cleared up, for me anyway. Sorry your confused now Artie (Rob) :lol: Bernd |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi Lads What was i making here :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Cheers Rob |
| troup:
--- Quote from: Dean W on January 15, 2010, 03:10:24 AM ---... for those who have gone through the bumpity bump of cutting the corners off odd shapes to make round shapes, what are the diameter of your plates, and how fast did you turn the lathe spindle? This is one of my least favorite things, and am happy to hear how others do it. --- End quote --- If you have a rotary table and some way of end milling, this is a much more relaxing way to proceed, and easier on the machinery - you don't need to spend time cutting air; just concentrate on the corners. Can stack up several if you have enough grunt. If you're pushed for clamping real estate, remember your clamps don't need to stay clear of the cutting envelope, unlike say on a lathe faceplate. If really pushed for space, you can come up with a clamping scheme which only presents one corner clear for cutting; move the workpiece between corners. If you cut the pieces out to a consistent blank size and shape, it's handy to have a three-point reference, either just felt pen lines on the table or buttons in T slots or some such, to present the workpiece in a consistent position. The other trick which goes hand in hand with this is to use roughing (corrugated sided) endmills |
| John Stevenson:
Why didn't you say you were doing this when you were down last week. I'd have given you a set of plates....... John S. |
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