I made this micrometer stop body on my Atlas 618. My best looking FAIL yet (IMO)

Great job and as usual great or should say excellent vidio making. Milling on any lathe isn''t easy.
Bottom line is; it was not a fail, the part was made= right......
sam
 
Having started off in much the same way I like how you start from real basics warts and all in your videos....all good stuff ......:thumbzup:
 
With respect to the small steel splinters . I have had success in using the doughnut shaped strong magnet out of an old microwave .. placed it in a well fitting plastic bag , cable tied off the opening and placed it close to the work piece . It pulls most of the millings onto it . Before I take the piece out the lathe I spray it with WD 40 to dilute any cutting oil and work the piece with a clean paint brush this takes most of the crud off .

Getting the crud off the plastic bag is simple undo the bag over a plastic dust pan and quickly shake the magnet out onto a padded bench away from the dust pan the filings fall off the bag into the dust pan as soon as the magnetic influence decays.


Then I take the piece out the lathe & then use an old microfibre dish cloth/duster etc to wipe the item dry .

Using thick oil does indeed allow the millings to form a scum of needles so to speak .. keeping the cutting oil as thin as possible helps reduce the build up .

Re the micro fibre cloths ..
We tend to replace all 12 in the home each month as we use them as bathroom face cloths , polishing dusters & kitchen dishcloths/ table top wipers We have a different colour for each task. When new they are really soft and pleasing to use , by the end of each month I'm usually looking forward to a new set of washed & dried used microfibre cloths for playing in the garage with .

Even the older used ones still have a cushioning effect and tend to mask any sharp millings or turnings.
However using the WD40 to flush & a paintbrush to loosen first , then another WD 40 flush is the way to go each & every time for all metals .
 
DMS: Thank you, but I think I have many more "fails ahead of me......;-) (but I hope not too many)

GK1918: Well the part was made correctly and I like the way you think! I'll take it as a success, but for a different machine;-) Thank you very much.......

Dranreb: I thought novices could learn from seeing my mistakes. I don't like making mistakes, but I don't see the real machinist showing their mistakes. (They probably don't make very many) So that's why I show it all. Thank you so much......

Round in circles: Great ideas! I can't quite picture how you setup the magnet, but I'll try different ways. The wd40 idea is PRICELESS! I never thought of that. I can't wait to try this stuff out. Thank you very much for the suggestions......
 
Near as I can tell...
If I'm making errors I'm still learning.
And, If I'm not making errors, then I haven't made enough parts.

Either way I'm in the shop!


Daryl
MN
 
I tend to slip the bagged magnet down in the webs of the bed but lay it across the tops as follows ...

I have slid a 3 mm thick length of industrial plastic sheet along the webs inside the bed from the head stock back about 15 inches
what thr magnet fails to collect is simply cleaned down the sheet & into a plastic dust pan under the bed .

I'll take some pictures and put them up later on .
 
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Uglydog: Thank you Daryl. You are so rite! I am learning and this sure beats being at work;-)

Round in circles: Thanks again.....
 
Jster, your skills seem good enough to design your own mic stop from scratch. That's what I did, although I will consider showing the design, not sure I will yet as I am planning on selling them.
 
Don't feel bad jster, I' probably would have made the same mistake. One thing that can help is make a model or prototype of your projects, especially if it is complex out of a cheaper material. In my case wood, although in the future I'm going to make and experiment with machinable wax. One; it helps me to set my dimensions Second; it helps on the sequence of machining. It may seem like a lot of work, but it sure saves this tyro a lot of hassle.Mark
 
That was most decidedly NOT a fail. Even though it doesn't fit your machine, the experience you gained was invaluable. I would bet that once you have the dimensions for a stop that will fit your 618, it will take you a fraction of the time you spent on this one to make it.

Heck, you could probably even sell this stop on a certain auction website and get some cash for materials for the next project!
 
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