04-29-2012, 05:39 PM
Thanks guys.
John, the skin was indeed hard. Plus the interrupted cut, I was keeping my fingers crossed hoping that the carbide insert doesn't give way and the stock was held securely enough.
The stock I've on hand is about 18mm short of the plan I downloaded from the minilathe Yahoo! group. The plan calls for length of 2.25" (or 57.15mm). The stock I found is slightly longer than 40mm. The plan has nose of 41.25mm. Mine only drawn as 29mm.
My plan is this, I'm using this piece of stock to practice on. Once I get to the end and understand how things work (the compound angle and all), I'll go get a piece of material the right size. Unless I hit it right the first time and the thinner flange works without problem.
Regards,
Wong
John, the skin was indeed hard. Plus the interrupted cut, I was keeping my fingers crossed hoping that the carbide insert doesn't give way and the stock was held securely enough.
The stock I've on hand is about 18mm short of the plan I downloaded from the minilathe Yahoo! group. The plan calls for length of 2.25" (or 57.15mm). The stock I found is slightly longer than 40mm. The plan has nose of 41.25mm. Mine only drawn as 29mm.
My plan is this, I'm using this piece of stock to practice on. Once I get to the end and understand how things work (the compound angle and all), I'll go get a piece of material the right size. Unless I hit it right the first time and the thinner flange works without problem.
Regards,
Wong
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http://www.wongstersproduction.com
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