09-24-2012, 09:10 AM
Building The Steven's Favorite
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09-24-2012, 10:18 AM
Ed,
Don't feel bad, parting is scary for everyone. I always feed by hand on a manual lathe unless I'm using flood coolant. It let's you feel what the tool is doing and you can back off a bit if things start binding up. Here are a few parting pointers:
Tom
09-24-2012, 10:22 AM
09-24-2012, 12:03 PM
(09-24-2012, 10:18 AM)TomG Wrote: Ed, Ain't that the truth, A little tip I use when parting big diameters is to; Plunge 10mm (3/8") at a time, and side step in Z by 1mm to widen the groove. Then repeat this process right down to full depth. The slightly wider groove prevents the chips binding. Using this method, you can go much deeper than you might imagine. Regards Rick
Whatever it is, do it today, Tomorrow may not be an option and regret outlasts fatigue.
09-25-2012, 12:29 AM
I keep a piece of 1/8" welding rod in the chip tray to catch the parted pieces; poke it in just before the final cut, and you don't have to fish the piece out of the chips!
Regards, Bob
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09-25-2012, 05:08 AM
Sorry Tom,
I lost track of where I was, I didn't mean to start a parting off tips thread, But maybe we should have one in the tips section, so If we all agree on this, is there a way we can move these posts? Regards Rick
Whatever it is, do it today, Tomorrow may not be an option and regret outlasts fatigue.
09-25-2012, 06:48 AM
Rick,
Don't worry about the hijack, it's all good. I just need to get busy and start posting more material on the Steven's to keep the thread on course. Why don't you start a thread on parting tips. That sounds like a great idea. Tom
09-25-2012, 06:52 AM
(09-25-2012, 05:08 AM)Rickabilly Wrote: Sorry Tom, Rick, There's no easy way to move individual posts. We can move a whole thread easily but not individual posts. It's a feature that has been requested by many to the software authors. Maybe the next version will have that feature, I hope. Ed
09-25-2012, 01:55 PM
I finally got to see the pictures and all I can say is WOW! That is absolutely amazing Tom!!
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09-25-2012, 07:47 PM
Thanks! I'm glad you finally got to see the pics. Where are you at that allows such a thing?
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