Holy Crap, I Made a Diamond

[drrags]

I know it's no big deal for you wizened wizards, but this is the coolest thing I've made so far. All the women in my neighborhood want one now, so how can that be a bad thing?

 

[Dhal22]

It needs polishing.....

 

[drrags]

Now that it's parted, I can barely hold onto it. I'll try that on the next one.

 

[dpb]

What rotary table is that?

 

[drrags]

What rotary table is that?

BestEquip Tilting Rotary Table 6" Horizontal Vertical Rotary Table 4-Slot for Milling Machine MT-2 Rotary Table for Milling 360 Degrees Precision Rotary Table - - Amazon.com

BestEquip Tilting Rotary Table 6" Horizontal Vertical Rotary Table 4-Slot for Milling Machine MT-2 Rotary Table for Milling 360 Degrees Precision Rotary Table - - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

 

[markba633csi]

Diamond groupies? Sounds good to me
-M

 

[FOMOGO]

Cool. Have you been happy with the rotary table? Looks like it's pretty versatile, with the adjustable angle feature. I guess rigidity is the thing I would be concerned about. Mike

 

[drrags]

I'm totally happy with it so far. I lock down the mill table, and when the angle is right, I lock down the rotary table and nothing moves. I found I only need to lock one of the two rotary table locks to hold it still.

 

[Ken from ontario]

Looks very well made, I would be very impressed with myself if I could make something with such precise angles.

 

[savarin]

hold it on a dowel with epoxy to polish one end, heat to remove and reset to polish the other end.
You need to lap rather than polish else the edges of the facets will round over.