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RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Bill Gruby - 01-22-2013
Hard to see because of the flash but the pocket is finished.
"Billy G"
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - DaveH - 01-22-2013
Billy,
Nice work
DaveH
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Bill Gruby - 01-22-2013
Thanks Dave and everyone. This is a better shot.
"Billy G"
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Bill Gruby - 01-23-2013
I get three hours a day in the shop, one in the morning and to late in the afternoon. Flu is almost gone.
OK, this morning I made the gib blank from an old brass gear. The adjuster blank is also done. Needs to be drilled and tapped 6-40.
"Billy G"
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Bill Gruby - 01-23-2013
How about a size check?
"Billy G"
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - EdK - 01-23-2013
Now that is ultra-small!
Nice work Bill!
Ed
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Bill Gruby - 01-23-2013
It will do a special operation inside my radial engine crankcases Ed. I'm hoping to save about 20 hrs. work.
"Billy G"
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Highpower - 01-23-2013
Bill, are you making a boring head or a pocket watch?
I love seeing the intricate little parts that folks such as yourself can produce at home, and fit them together into a precision assembly.
Awesome skills there.
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Bill Gruby - 01-23-2013
If this works out Highpower, I'm going to make a smaller one. The diameter will be only 1 inch. This one is 1.5 inches.
"Billy G"
RE: Ultra-Small Boring Head - Highpower - 01-23-2013
(01-23-2013, 09:40 PM)Bill Gruby Wrote: If this works out Highpower, I'm going to make a smaller one. The diameter will be only 1 inch. This one is 1.5 inches.
"Billy G"
So is this one just to "test the waters" or do you actually need the two different sizes for different operations?
I can only guess that you are doing a grooving/relief operation at the bottom of a bore? I'm curious about this special operation.
If it's going to save you 20 hours of work, it's got to be a doozie!