11-29-2013, 09:58 PM
Finished this up yesterday (the wife went to some relatives, I went to the shop).
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It's an adapter so that my son can mount his new 70mm 500x binoculars to a tripod. Just in time for comet viewing.
I used a block of 6061 aluminum for the main body and "naval" brass for the internal shaft. The brass shaft has a "step" built in to it so that no matter how tightly it is made to the tripod mount, it can't pull through. I turned the shaft on the lathe then bored out the body of the adapter for a tight fit. I used my 12-ton hydraulic press to seat the rod in the body then milled it flush.
I learned a number of "lessons" on this little project.
When I have the time I'll write up just what they were.
-Ron
It's an adapter so that my son can mount his new 70mm 500x binoculars to a tripod. Just in time for comet viewing.
I used a block of 6061 aluminum for the main body and "naval" brass for the internal shaft. The brass shaft has a "step" built in to it so that no matter how tightly it is made to the tripod mount, it can't pull through. I turned the shaft on the lathe then bored out the body of the adapter for a tight fit. I used my 12-ton hydraulic press to seat the rod in the body then milled it flush.
I learned a number of "lessons" on this little project.
When I have the time I'll write up just what they were.-Ron
11" South Bend lathe - Wells-Index 860C mill - 16" Queen City Shaper