I received a piece of 6061 aluminum in the mail and my wife is working today ... guess where I've been ?
So far I have the hole for the collet sleeve machined and the bottom
side counter bored for the sleeve nut that will retain it . That was
done on the lathe with the chunk clamped to a face plate , and worked
out great . I'll be getting the vice set up on the mill to machine the
flat surfaces next .
I was going to take a ride on the Harley tomorrow , but yesterday's
4+ inches of rain has washed out the road ... and with all the rain it's
too wet to plow so I can't work in the garden ... so I guess I'll spend tomorrow out in the shop too !
On 3/25/2023 4:26 PM, Snag wrote:
I received a piece of 6061 aluminum in the mail and my wife is
working today ... guess where I've been ?
So far I have the hole for the collet sleeve machined and the bottom
side counter bored for the sleeve nut that will retain it . That was
done on the lathe with the chunk clamped to a face plate , and worked
out great . I'll be getting the vice set up on the mill to machine
the flat surfaces next .
I was going to take a ride on the Harley tomorrow , but yesterday's
4+ inches of rain has washed out the road ... and with all the rain
it's too wet to plow so I can't work in the garden ... so I guess I'll
spend tomorrow out in the shop too !
How big of a piece of metal do you need? Seems like a lot of work to
make it out of 6061. This from a guy who burns through 6061 all day
long in his day.
On 3/25/2023 7:17 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
On 3/25/2023 4:26 PM, Snag wrote:
I received a piece of 6061 aluminum in the mail and my wife is
working today ... guess where I've been ?
So far I have the hole for the collet sleeve machined and the
bottom side counter bored for the sleeve nut that will retain it .
That was done on the lathe with the chunk clamped to a face plate ,
and worked out great . I'll be getting the vice set up on the mill
to machine the flat surfaces next .
I was going to take a ride on the Harley tomorrow , but
yesterday's 4+ inches of rain has washed out the road ... and with
all the rain it's too wet to plow so I can't work in the garden ...
so I guess I'll spend tomorrow out in the shop too !
How big of a piece of metal do you need? Seems like a lot of work to
make it out of 6061. This from a guy who burns through 6061 all day
long in his day.
I got what I need ... I learned a lot the first time around , this one
is going quite smoothly . The Chunk started out as a 1 1/2 x 3 x 6 inch
piece . It now has a 1.5" hole in one end , and by this time tomorrow it
will bear little resemblance to the the original piece .
On 3/25/2023 7:49 PM, Snag wrote:
On 3/25/2023 7:17 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
On 3/25/2023 4:26 PM, Snag wrote:
I received a piece of 6061 aluminum in the mail and my wife is
working today ... guess where I've been ?
So far I have the hole for the collet sleeve machined and the
bottom side counter bored for the sleeve nut that will retain it .
That was done on the lathe with the chunk clamped to a face plate ,
and worked out great . I'll be getting the vice set up on the mill
to machine the flat surfaces next .
I was going to take a ride on the Harley tomorrow , but
yesterday's 4+ inches of rain has washed out the road ... and with
all the rain it's too wet to plow so I can't work in the garden ...
so I guess I'll spend tomorrow out in the shop too !
How big of a piece of metal do you need? Seems like a lot of work to
make it out of 6061. This from a guy who burns through 6061 all day
long in his day.
I got what I need ... I learned a lot the first time around , this one
is going quite smoothly . The Chunk started out as a 1 1/2 x 3 x 6
inch piece . It now has a 1.5" hole in one end , and by this time
tomorrow it will bear little resemblance to the the original piece .
I was thinking this is a real tool makers tool. I don't know if I would
put in that much work to make it out of aluminum.
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