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Rounding Over Jig
Bernd:
Ralph,
The jig will definatley get used. I'm just a bit afraid that if the part got away from me I wreak the part and end mill. So I'm going to use the rotary to do the radius. I need to make some ipmerial threaded and sized bolts ro bolt it to the table and I need to make some t-bolts to bolt the part to the table first.
I eas going to hold the cutter up from the bottom about 1/8", put on the radius and then turn it over. Just like you suggested.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
That hat cost me $232.95 plus $16.60 for tax for a total of $249.55. Sure glad it came with a free rotary table.
Stew,
Your right, quite a choice. Both ends will get radiused.
I will be using both tools and will post on the progress as I go.
Bernd
cedge:
Bernd
Nice work on the rounding table. Without trying to hijack your thread, here is the one I made a while back. I took a little different approach and gave it a round table top, which made it an even more useful tool. It was the tool of choice when I built the pivot arms for the Water Pressure Engine. I let me do both, the rounding and the tapered cuts with ease. The whole design is shown, in full break down, in a thread on the HMEM board at http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=2055.0
Steve
Bernd:
Oh sure Steve, now you tell me about the round table after I get done with mine. Sheeeeeesh. :lol:
I guess I needed a few of these :hammer: and maybe a few of these :wack: since I didn't think about it.
So, you know what's going to happen now don't you? :D
Bernd
Bernd:
Well I finally got some T-nuts and bolts made for the RT.
I used a bolt to make the bolts for the RT. I cut the bolt to length. Made it to .500" dia. and threaded a 1/2"-20 thread on the end using a single point tool in the lathe. Why, because I don't have 1/2"-20 thread die. The T-bolts are milled from some mild steel. The four for the RT slots are tapped for 5/16"-24. Why? Becasue I have 5/16"-24 threaded rod on hand. Now all I need to do is make some 5/16"-24 nuts and I'll be ready to start rounding over the clamp I've made for the indexhead.
This could happen this weekend if all goes to plan.
I'm itchen' to get this done so I can start on a pipe/tube bender. It's going to be the same as Ralph made.
See Ralph I told you you'd get it yours done before I did. :)
Bernd
Darren:
Nice, I must spend an eve making some T'nuts... :thumbup:
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