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| ksor:
:clap: really nice with that extra wide "foot" you have ! But height isn't very easy to adjust - OK, it's only ones you have to do it so ... Nice peace og tool - now make a video of Ball turning :drool: |
| MadNick:
Evening :) Well I have had a good afternoon , perserverance paid off and my inaugural ball has been cut! I made a couple of blanks pre-drilled and tapped to 10mm and an arbor with a 10mm thread. My first effort is on the end of the leverage arm, here - Its a bit of an olive shape I know. The second one here, more of a ball shape as I started to work out how to get the best cut - A couple of things need to be sorted out. I think the slightly olive shape is where the arbor flexes due to being a bit too thin at 10mm diameter. Also the tool sounds like it is rubbing when moving from 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock. Will investigate tomorrow but for tonight I am feeling triumphant! Nick |
| rleete:
See? Told ya it was fun to cut spheres. Nearly as entertaining as getting an engine to fire up. |
| ksor:
No - the olive shape is because the turner is NOT placed exactly vertically under the center of the chuck (maybe wrong spelling of 'chuck') ! Exactly this placing differently you can use for making different decorations - convex and concave - but to make a ball you have to place your tool very accurately under the center of the chuck. |
| DaveH:
Good stuff Nick Well done :clap: :clap: :clap: :beer: DaveH |
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