01-03-2013, 05:31 PM
Hi Steve,
All parts are steel except the ball which is alloy. The rest of the handle is stainless. Just stuff I had in the stock "bin". The rotating part is pretty much as turned but the other parts are sand blasted. Sadly I don't have T slots on my BV20 lathe so I had to drill and tap the cross slide. The top slide has to be removed but it only takes a minute. In case you're wondering, the bearing I used is 42mm OD, 15mm ID and 13mm thick - again, just what I had in stock. Don't ask me what the insert designation is, I just bought a couple at a model engineering show! Hope this helps.
All parts are steel except the ball which is alloy. The rest of the handle is stainless. Just stuff I had in the stock "bin". The rotating part is pretty much as turned but the other parts are sand blasted. Sadly I don't have T slots on my BV20 lathe so I had to drill and tap the cross slide. The top slide has to be removed but it only takes a minute. In case you're wondering, the bearing I used is 42mm OD, 15mm ID and 13mm thick - again, just what I had in stock. Don't ask me what the insert designation is, I just bought a couple at a model engineering show! Hope this helps.
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