Great idea but dont forget to cut those bolts down!!!! I can imagine the pain of catching a knee on them ........................
already done, swapped them round so the nut is on the inside too....
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already done, swapped them round so the nut is on the inside too....
What whidth parting tool are you using ? I used to have exploding blade issue on my old lathe , I use the insert type holders on steel , iron and brass (3mm insert 32mm tall holder) and HSS on ally brass and plastics (3mm wide blade about 1" tall in chunky holder).
My HSS parting tool can jam the lathe with out exploding and the insert ones the insert generally fails by fracture(I think i have managed to get one or two to go blunt but mostly fall apart is the end of them).
Stu
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4mm 26mm blade.
that seems pretty hench , I like to retract often for chip clearing , I use rapid cutting oil on steel and wd40 on ally.
I use a fairly simple grind on it and keep the blade choked into the holder as much as possible.
(looking closly I see it needs a little buffing back to sharpness
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As I had it set for drilling, added location screws to my boring bar holders. These are supposed to be c45 hardened steel or atleast tough to mill when I tried before, so I was unsure about tapping them. The aldi and lidl 4.2mm "HSS" drills did not survive. Instantly blunted.
Swisstec tap went through easy!
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Finally finished with this sodding carpentry. 
I've ran out of screws so it's just clamped up at the moment. It's going in my brewery, the mash tun and kettle will sit on it, with outlet pipes passing through the gap in the centre. It might be a bit overbuilt for that, it'll hold maybe 50kg at most, I reckon it could hold 10 times that easily.
I've ran out of screws so it's just clamped up at the moment. It's going in my brewery, the mash tun and kettle will sit on it, with outlet pipes passing through the gap in the centre. It might be a bit overbuilt for that, it'll hold maybe 50kg at most, I reckon it could hold 10 times that easily.
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I needed the inner ring first.
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Judging by the amount of shavings it looks like you carved that from a solid blockFinally finished with this sodding carpentry.
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I've ran out of screws so it's just clamped up at the moment. It's going in my brewery, the mash tun and kettle will sit on it, with outlet pipes passing through the gap in the centre. It might be a bit overbuilt for that, it'll hold maybe 50kg at most, I reckon it could hold 10 times that easily.
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you don't need to weave.
droo your volts a tad. Most FCAW wire made run best between 24-28V
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Yeah, first picture I thought some small brackets. The other, not
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Likewise. I thought wow that’s neat welding on such tiny parts. Then the penny dropped!Yeah, first picture I thought some small brackets. The other, not
