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Call me nuts: turning in a mill :-)
Hi!
You know they sell those books: "Milling in a lathe". Today, I have written (kinda) "Turning in a mill": I _had_ to do that flywheel, and I _knew_ it was too big for my -I call it a- lathe. Think! A mill is just a reverse lathe. Or so. Bore a hole into the flywheel (boring head), turn an adapter that fits into the hole and a mill holder (the ones for the bigger mills with a bore inside), put the tool er ... work piece into the spindle. Next step, clamp the vice on the mills table, clamp a propriate tool bit from the lathe in it and ... TURN! You have all you need: Feed in two axes, lots a power, very stable setup. You get: bad sight on the underside, a super finish and a _huge_ lathe ideal for flywheels. Man that was fun and a super result. Now I know I can turn flywheels about 500mm diameter in my mill. The other funny experience was, that what they sell as wheigh tlifting disks are in reality the cheapest flywheels you can get. Earned me a beer now ... Nick -- Motor Modelle // Engine Models http://www.motor-manufaktur.de DIY-DRO - YADRO - Eigenbau-Digitalanzeige |
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