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Cabbing Trick
Don't know if there are any cabbers here but I just discovered a real slick
tool. The hex chuck on my Black and Decker screwdriver is a perfect fit for a 1/4" dop. Once the stone is nearly to form, I stick the dop in the driver, fire it up and rock it back and forth over the wheel/lap and get a perfect figure of revolution with no flats or warts. I was going to get a small chuck and machine it to fit but on impulse, just stuck the dop in and voila! js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.netfirms.com/weekly.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Gems, Sausage, http://schmidling.netfirms.com |
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Neat tip. I'll have to try that one out. What speed did you set the screw
driver on? Liz "Jack Schmidling" wrote in message ... Don't know if there are any cabbers here but I just discovered a real slick tool. The hex chuck on my Black and Decker screwdriver is a perfect fit for a 1/4" dop. Once the stone is nearly to form, I stick the dop in the driver, fire it up and rock it back and forth over the wheel/lap and get a perfect figure of revolution with no flats or warts. I was going to get a small chuck and machine it to fit but on impulse, just stuck the dop in and voila! js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.netfirms.com/weekly.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Gems, Sausage, http://schmidling.netfirms.com |
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"Li" Neat tip. I'll have to try that one out. What speed did you set the screw driver on? It only has one speed (painfully slow for screwing) but it is best to run it in the direction opposite the turning of the lap or wheel. js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.netfirms.com/weekly.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Gems, Sausage, http://schmidling.netfirms.com |
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Jack Schmidling wrote: "Li" Neat tip. I'll have to try that one out. What speed did you set the screw driver on? It only has one speed (painfully slow for screwing) but it is best to run it in the direction opposite the turning of the lap or wheel. Any tips on doing an oval? I use the battery drill a lot as a hand lathe kind of device. Like, filing the ends of tube rivets: file roughly a taper on one end of a copper rod so the rivet jams onto it, then spin it against a file. Brian -- B r i a n A d a m e y e g l a s s e s j e w e l l e r y Auckland NEW ZEALAND www.adam.co.nz |
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"pochino" Any tips on doing an oval? I gather by the smiley that you assume one can only do round but this is not true at all. Because you are hand holding it, you can do any surface of revolution you want but you have to rough to the shape first. It will then act as a cam follower and follow the shape. Perfect ovals are as easy as rounds. js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.netfirms.com/weekly.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Gems, Sausage, http://schmidling.netfirms.com |
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