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Polishing technique.... well it works!

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djh82uk:
Yeh I may have a look and see if I have any blank arbours lying around, I think my problem is that I mostly work with aluminium & brass, have a done a little bit of mild steel but having a small lathe means it takes a long time.

Although I am saving up for a new lathe & mill, just trying to decide at the moment which ones to get (been looking at the New ones that RDG tools stock)

I think I may convert the current lathe over to CNC then as soon as I can figure out how to connect two shafts together while only having access to the center of one (needs a photo I guess).

I hate doing the polishing but I do polish everything I make, I jsut can't help it, although I never sand it enough.

Also been looking at making a vibratory polisher but just have too many things I want to make

The list so far:
RC car thingy
Convert lathe to CNC
Low temp Stirling engine
some form of IC engine (looking for plans)
Segway clone (just for the challenge, would never bee seen on one)
Unidirectional Eyeballs that follow you around the room (don't ask)
aswell as a number of electronic projects for my fathers model railway

Only doing the RC car as I have a fair bit of stuff lying around that I can use, The rest I am mostly waiting on funds, need some big diameter perspex tube for the stirling, need some motors for the segway, eyeballs on hold until I learn to drill an accurate hole through the top/middle of a tube and have it come out at the same location on the bottom.

Plus having to go to work reduces my workshop time :(

But I do seem to be in their a lot more since my wife decided she was gonna get a horse and go riding every day after work (If I had wanted to do that I would have no chance getting it past her)

DJH

bogstandard:
DJH,

Welcome to the club on having a tuit list. You will most probably find yours rather small (the tuit list) compared to a few others on here.

I don't know what part of the UK you are from, but if you are ever passing my way, I could easily chop a lump off the perspex tubing I have.

Now regarding this four legged gluepot (hoss) that is only used in the evening, maybe you should be looking for a way for it to earn it's keep during the time it is standing idle and unused. Treadmill maybe,  :proj: for generating power.  :lol:


Bogs

Krown Kustoms:
Oh yes.. the to do list.
As for the hay burner, treadmill attached to a generator sounds useful.

djh82uk:
He he, perhaps I could use it to run my lathe, should double my Spindle power to 1HP :)

DJH

Divided he ad:
Steel isn't too bad to work.... I use a fair bit of stainless and that kind of destroyed a few quids worth of tooling until I got my head round it.

Destroyed 3 drill bits a couple of months ago.... So I'm certainly still learning!

What kind of tooling do you use?


Horses!!!! Arn't they for foreign cuisine? Don't know why the laydees love em so much?.... Kinda chewy! 


Project lists...... I've made about a dozen, part made much of what is on them and then made another list  :bang:  I think I need focus?!?!




Enjoy your swarf making  :thumbup:






Ralph.
 

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