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Impressive work, looking great!!
Your enthusiasm really comes through on your posts. I can remember feeling the same way 10 years ago when I bought my first lathe and mill.
Quote from: Brian Rupnow on July 20, 2018, 11:16:59 PM Your enthusiasm really comes through on your posts. I can remember feeling the same way 10 years ago when I bought my first lathe and mill.Same here. And what I like is that kind of enthusiasm can be contagious. It's certainly helping me.
I just read through your build log. Excellent work! Castings can be quite a challenge and you're handling them like a pro. I'm loving your machine tools too. There's a certain pleasure in using old iron. I didn't notice anyone post, and you may have learned since, but when machining cast iron cover the machine ways with a paper towel or rag. Cast iron chips are abrasive and they'll accelerate wear if allowed to get under machine slides. Cleaning it off can be hard because it's so fine. Best to cover up. Same goes when Dremel grinding on the lathe, or even using abrasive paper to polish. Need to preserve those machines!Dave.
Looking great. Brass is my favorite too, wonderful stuff. Milling the end round like that works great, just have to be sure the bar is tight down to the top of the vise, no chips under it. Works great for larger curves too, can use a smaller bar in large hole for half round caps, just press down on the cap to center the bar in the arc.