10-09-2012, 05:50 AM
(10-08-2012, 07:22 PM)Mayhem Wrote: Simple solution Ed, go to a local machine shop and get a large bucket of chips. Next stop by at an auto shop and get a couple of quarts of sump oil thrown in for good measure. Once home apply the oily chips liberally to the chip pan and other common collecting places. Drizzle any remaining oil and wait a while for the runs to give it that aged look.
Take numerous pictures, being mindful of changing tools, chucks, centres, hand tools and any other items that may be in shot. Also change lighting conditions and camera angles. This will give you a folder of pictures of your lathe that will give the impression that they were taken over a period of time so you can slip them into future posts and avoid having people call you a neat freak, or assume you don't use it.
Once that is done you can roll up your sleeves and spend several hours cleaning it up again. Then several counselling sessions and life should be back to normal.
Actually, I generated a ton of swarf while making the cat eye. I just kept cleaning up the mess directly below the chuck because of concerns of it getting grabbed by the spinning chuck. Next time I'll take a picture of the large nest of swarf to prove I do indeed use my lathe.
Ed