A little more... its been sooo long since Ive had shop time.... and today was all hand fitting.... files and sandpaper.... last week I managed to machine the clevis grooves.... that was nice and easy with the DRO's
G'day John, mate, no ingot is ugly... its now potential BILLET STOCK...... and you have the ability to have almost ANY size billet stock you wish... MAJOR advantage.... you are now one of the chosen ones..... oh the arrogance of a caster.....
. Mate its my pleasure to 'show off' my stuff if you and others enjoy it....
Hi Eric, I dont know what to tell you about the items, they are sourced from an Aussie supply company and are branded with their name, however, Im pretty certain the are chinese manufacture.
What do you want to know and Ill do my best to help. These are NOT the ideal set up. They are however cost effective..... and I bloody LOVE them.... life is so much easier/precise/relaxed/ etc etc etc.
Mounting was easier than expected and it works a treat.. so much so that Ive bought another set for the lathe... seperate thread coming up...
Anyway a couple of pics for tonight....
Having cut the clevis grooves I went about hand finishing the parts, not finished as the clevis end hasnt been radiused to size or length yet, just roughly ground on the belt linisher...
I get a real buzz from hand cranking the mill and lathe and then using files and sandpaper to finish the item.... a little old school I guess.... no apologys offered for that though
Having said that.... I would LOVE to play with a CNC as well... Ideal world? BOTH hand and CNC.....
I Look like having a couple of weeks where I can get into this a bit so, hopefully, some action on this front....
Cheers
Rob
