01-21-2013, 07:55 AM
(01-20-2013, 12:13 PM)PixMan Wrote: ...the finish you see is usually a result of short chipping in the turning operation. It's a necessary evil with a long cut, otherwise the long stringy chips can get wrapped around the part, the machine and/or the operator!
Ken - can you elaborate on what you mean by "short chipping" - is this the desirable little "9" shaped chips or something different. I get a similar finish in 1040 (feeding by hand). The only difference is I get some full circumference lines from the inevitable pause in hand cranking.
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