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Custom milled part question
John E. wrote:
Couldn't you mount it in a 4 jaw chuck and turn it in a lathe? Dan Hmm... that's one solution. Thanks. Others? To me, using the lathe is so straightforward, fast & easy that it isn't even worth considering other solutions. Bob |
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Custom milled part question
On May 13, 6:19*pm, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
John E. wrote: Couldn't you mount it in a 4 jaw chuck and turn it in a lathe? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Dan Hmm... that's one solution. Thanks. Others? To me, using the lathe is so straightforward, fast & easy that it isn't even worth considering other solutions. Bob Second that, but a four-jaw on a rotary table would probably be just as good, and maybe faster. We don't know the overall dimensions of the block, do we? p. |
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Custom milled part question
Bob Engelhardt writes:
John E. wrote: Couldn't you mount it in a 4 jaw chuck and turn it in a lathe? Dan Hmm... that's one solution. Thanks. Others? To me, using the lathe is so straightforward, fast & easy that it isn't even worth considering other solutions. Unless, of course, step 1 for the OP would be "buy lathe", and he's already mentioned he's got a milling machine. |
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