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| MadNick:
Thanks Chaps, I need to come up with something - need to make these handbar clamps! Nick |
| Stilldrillin:
--- Quote from: Divided he ad on January 03, 2012, 08:24:40 PM --- Scream all you like carbide bashers of the world....(I'm getting fed up of people telling Newbies that carbide is useless!) I have many photo's and videos that prove that these things work perfectly well with carbide tips! I've no issue with HSS in general.... I just don't use it on my lathe that much. Ralph. --- End quote --- Ralph. Me too! :thumbup: But, I don't recommend setting up with expensive throw away tooling for a mini lathe. Too many sweeping statements........ David D |
| MadNick:
Just like The Bionic Man, they can rebuild him... Ive taken the bearing out the equation and turned down the turret to fit the step the bearing used to sit in. I then lapped the turret into place with coarse and then smooth grinding paste and it turns nicely - no slop. Ill have to start on a new toolpost and the height of the tool is now lower. Ive got some small HSS tips I use in my boring bar that could be adapted. You cannot keep a good man down! Edit - I have machined two L shaped toolposts out of the old base. I did this on the vertical mill using a slitting saw in a 1" arbor. It made a bit of noise but did a half decent job (better than hacksawing my way through this lot). Next job will be to clean up the toolposts and make them fit the turret. Nick |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi Nick Good to see your still plugging away at the build ,,,,,,,,,,, i am sure you will get it sorted :thumbup: Rob |
| Divided he ad:
Nicely done Nick :thumbup: Good metal recovery from the old base :dremel: David, I don't recommend expensive throwaway tooling either... As I recall my tools cost me £125 (6 various angled tools and a boring bar) and ten tips were about the £20 mark. Sounds expensive....? For £25 per year I don't think so. I've had them now for nearly five years Still on the same ten tips. There are 4 cutting edges on each tip. I've Made hundreds of things with them and not spent hours grinding and lapping tools... To my detriment I hear them say? Not in my book. I'm still making things that make me happy. Somewhere on here (maybe HMEM?) there is a thread about diamond lapping carbide tips to create alternative cutting edges.... Can't recall where or by who though? I do grind HSS tooling BTW... Flycutters for my mill' (taught by Bogs) and occasional drill bits. Anywho, I'm Boring myself now..... Sounds like Nick's happy with his progress today so going to make an effort to add a little less of this :offtopic: stuff and carry on with the positive. Nick, Looking forward to seeing This tool in action and how these handle bar clamps develop. But I bet no where near as much as you are? :) Ralph. |
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