12-22-2013, 02:22 AM
Between trying to work out some problems with tramming the mill and a Christmas get-together with some friends I only had a couple of hours to spend in the shop today.
I did get the piece fixtured on the RT and was able to get one side mostly cut out. Please pardon the pics as the lighting was terrible and it was tough to get a good angle on it...
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I didn't have time to mill off the excess areas. That will be the first thing on the agenda tomorrow. I still haven't figured out what I'll be using to cut out the "wedge shape" where the "tail" meets the base (sorry, it's not shown in the pics). I used a 1/4" end mill to make the slot/cut because I wanted to get as close as possible. I thought I could then use a small end mill for the last quarter inch or so but I don't think I have anything smaller that's long enough for the job. I'll be sure to take some better shots tomorrow so you can see what I'm talking about.
-Ron
I did get the piece fixtured on the RT and was able to get one side mostly cut out. Please pardon the pics as the lighting was terrible and it was tough to get a good angle on it...
I didn't have time to mill off the excess areas. That will be the first thing on the agenda tomorrow. I still haven't figured out what I'll be using to cut out the "wedge shape" where the "tail" meets the base (sorry, it's not shown in the pics). I used a 1/4" end mill to make the slot/cut because I wanted to get as close as possible. I thought I could then use a small end mill for the last quarter inch or so but I don't think I have anything smaller that's long enough for the job. I'll be sure to take some better shots tomorrow so you can see what I'm talking about.
-Ron
11" South Bend lathe - Wells-Index 860C mill - 16" Queen City Shaper