So just about to get another thing off the metalworking bucket list, metalspinning! W
ho knew there is so much wood working / turning was involved???
I want to make some hubcaps for some old pedal cars, no they are not being reproduced, (Pierre Gui & Eureka)
So I got the lathe going, so been fighting some sore shoulders, but though how much trouble can lathe work be?
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So this is the hubcap on the form
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a better look at the hubcap.
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so I had a 3-3.5" round pc of 3003 .063 h14 aluminum that I had cut from left overs testing the 299 Pexto circle cutter.
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You learn quick! The 1st tool was not as polished as it should have been, a little lube helps too!
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a couple of more sweeps back and forth, "use" your body not your arms! even with a small set up like this it will wear you out!
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tried to take some progress pics, not know how fast it would spin up so just a couple of passes, another pic.
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yep that is a fubar! looks like I went to thin!
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well this is what I had left after trimming, it was a learning experience for sure.
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so working on spin form #2 for the other style hubcap
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the stick rule is to give you an idea on the size of the work
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these hubcaps are very rough so the spin form became a hammer for taking out some of the dings & dents
Lathe is Karle Spin Shop Lathe