04-28-2020, 12:29 AM
Mounting the propeller gave me more problems, one being how to make a nice contour on the spinner. so I decided to make a attachment for the lathe, I have studs in the chip tray to mount my taper turning attachment , so I attached a piece of angle in line with the bed and turned a master disk the same radius as the profile of the spinner.
The feed screw was removed from the cross slide and a stylus fitted to it's rear end.
The compound slide was turned to provide the feed.
The cut was taken outwards from the chuck using the powered lead screw, and hand pressure was used to keep the stylus in contact with the master.
I am very pleased with the result and I have a new piece of kit as a bonus.
Brian.
The feed screw was removed from the cross slide and a stylus fitted to it's rear end.
The compound slide was turned to provide the feed.
The cut was taken outwards from the chuck using the powered lead screw, and hand pressure was used to keep the stylus in contact with the master.
I am very pleased with the result and I have a new piece of kit as a bonus.
Brian.
