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Started by TAftonomos, May 21, 2009, 07:50:07 PM

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TAftonomos

May 21, 2009, 07:50:07 PM
Bought this AM, should have it wired up and making a mess by next weekend. [thumbsup]

13x40, 3hp.  Should be way overkill for what I need at this time....


First project is to make some axle sliders from delrin and perhaps make a knurled oil filler cap.  Second project will be whoring myself and the machine out to pay for itself :)

Ti swingarm pivot, Ti ride height adjuster, and other odd ball ideas are floating in my head.

NAKID

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May 21, 2009, 08:01:35 PM
What'd you pay if you don't mind me asking...
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Monsterlover

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May 21, 2009, 08:54:00 PM
I love old machinery.

I made some stuff on a Warner & Swasey turret lathe at the first shop I ever worked at. . .

It had a huge motor, not sure of the HP, but with the gear drive to the chuck, it was unstoppable.

I was able to take a 3/4" cut.

And that's radial, not on diameter.
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TAftonomos

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May 22, 2009, 07:34:44 PM
I pick it up Monday morning.  VFD (variable frequency device?) should be here wed.  Run some conduit/wire it it....and start makin' parts  [beer] [clap] [drink] [thumbsup]

Sinister

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May 22, 2009, 08:16:05 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on May 21, 2009, 08:54:00 PM
I was able to take a 3/4" cut.

And that's radial, not on diameter.

What sort of cutting tool were you using?  That's a lot of meat to hog off in one pass.
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Rameses

#5
May 26, 2009, 05:37:54 AM
Quote from: Sinister on May 22, 2009, 08:16:05 PM
What sort of cutting tool were you using?  That's a lot of meat to hog off in one pass.



Yeah, no shit.

And what kind of material are you talking about??


KnightofNi

#6
May 26, 2009, 09:01:06 AM
Quote from: Rameses on May 26, 2009, 05:37:54 AM


Yeah, no shit.

And what kind of material are you talking about??




it was balsa wood.  ;)
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Bick

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May 26, 2009, 09:04:26 AM
Quote from: TAftonomos on May 21, 2009, 07:50:07 PM
Should be way overkill for what I need at this time....

Making your own toothpicks?  ;D

Very cool.
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Monsterlover

#8
May 26, 2009, 09:19:56 AM
Quote from: Sinister on May 22, 2009, 08:16:05 PM
What sort of cutting tool were you using?  That's a lot of meat to hog off in one pass.

Carbide. TNMG. I don't remember the size but I think it was an 866 with a roughing geometry.

Material was either 1018 or 1020.

This was also a dry cut, coolant just boiled away anyhow so I shut it off.

The cutting edge lasted all night.

It's all relative...We have customers around here that would consider a 3/4 radial cut a finish pass  :o
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**
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