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Should have stayed on the sofa today

This topic has 13 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 9 May 2020 at 22:00 by not done it yet.

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8 May 2020 at 19:33 #470182
Ian McVickers
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Well a while ago I ordered some lathe tool holders from ebay and they arrived and fitted without ant issues so decided to order some more from the same person but they never arrived. Ordered some from someone else and they all got taken to work to be re-machined because none of them were the same dimensions and only one of them fitted the tool post.

Anyway decided from now on to make my own. Machined the lump of steel to the dimension required and cut the slot near to size ready for the dovetails. Dont have a dovetail cutter so decied to make one. Everything was going really well, or so I thought, right up to when I was going to fit it in the mill for a test cut then realised my mistake.

Hopefully I`ll cut the next one the right way.
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8 May 2020 at 19:33 #19739
Ian McVickers
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8 May 2020 at 19:43 #470186
Ian Parkin
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Just run your mill in reverse?
8 May 2020 at 19:46 #470188
duncan webster 1
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So can't you just run the spindle backwards?
8 May 2020 at 19:55 #470191
Steviegtr
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I have made a few myself. Interesting. I did cut one a tad too wide. I watched tubal caine doing one last night & he used 2 dowels to get the width correct. Never thought of it myself. If I had I would not have errored. Good luck.

Steve.
8 May 2020 at 20:03 #470194
Ian McVickers
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@ianmcvickers56553
Unfortunately my mill doesnt run in reverse. Standard single phase drive.
8 May 2020 at 20:25 #470203
Henry Brown
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@henrybrown95529
Ian, if I put my SX4 into tapping mode I can run the spindle backwards, just a thought as I only realised this after having the machine for nearly twelve months…
8 May 2020 at 20:30 #470209
Neil Wyatt
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All good practice
8 May 2020 at 20:50 #470216
Jeff Dayman
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Sell your special one on Ebay to fund making your new one.

I can see the ad now :

RARE HANDMADE SPECIAL ANTI-HYSTERESIS CUTTER

Attributed to I. McVickers, artist in residence at "The Shed", in his 'Tools For Resistive Materials' Phase.

One of a kind industrial process artefact.

Valued at 1850 UK pounds, now offered without reserve at 1125 UK pounds.

(NOTE only the first 500 offers will be entertained)

What do you think? (Yes I have been working with marketing twats too long)
8 May 2020 at 22:38 #470235
Anonymous
Posted by Jeff Dayman on 08/05/2020 20:50:22:

I can see the ad now :

RARE HANDMADE SPECIAL ANTI-HYSTERESIS CUTTER

Andrew
9 May 2020 at 00:22 #470245
Phil P
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@philp
Looks perfectly OK to me

Phil
9 May 2020 at 12:46 #470353
Kiwi Bloke
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Oh, thank goodness – I'm not alone! I thought my ability to carefully, and with great deliberation, make something completely – and I mean completely – wrong was unique. Do you think there are any more of us out there? Anyone?

Nice bit of work, though. It just needs to be rotated in a fourth spatial dimension (if you can find one), and all will be as intended.

[edit because of sub-total SNAFU]

Edited By Kiwi Bloke on 09/05/2020 12:48:52
9 May 2020 at 20:33 #470452
Ian McVickers
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@ianmcvickers56553
Nice one Phil, have you been watching This Old Tony? Jeff if you can sell it for £1125 Ill give you 50%.

New one made today.

Kiwi Bloke, its amazing what you can come up with when you put your mind to it.
9 May 2020 at 22:00 #470476
not done it yet
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@notdoneityet
Making left- and right-handed parts has been my downfall before now – even after carefully noting to myself that the parts must made different after the initial shaping!
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