lathe dials

[irishwoodsman]

is there and right way to clean your dials so they can be readeble, mine are copper or brass but have been painted over and are very hard to read:biggrin:

 

[irishwoodsman]

very nice job can any machine shop do this or dos it take a special one, i'm going to try thinner see if that will work, i used easeyoff oven cleaner on my gears which worked great but i'm afraid it might discolor brass or copper:thinking:

 

[irishwoodsman]

i dont have a mill yet maybe in the future these eyes arent the best any more, i thought about hooking a indicater up to the side of the compound and useing it as one:bitingnails:

 

[irishwoodsman]

wow that is a great idea, ty much i see what your saying to:biggrin:

 

[irishwoodsman]

i see a new project coming up when the snow falls, this truely is what i like about this site [ people helping eachother ty so much:biggrin:

 

[Pacer]

I just chuck the dial up in the lathe and depending on the condition, either used emery/sandpaper to clean it, or if it has gotten really dinged up, take a light cut across the face, then polish with emery. The factory marks are usually etched deep enough to allow .001-.003 shaved off the dial. Plus, this will not 'clean' the dirt/oils/paint out of the numbers/line stamps, usually leaving them more visible.

 

[irishwoodsman]

I just chuck the dial up in the lathe and depending on the condition, either used emery/sandpaper to clean it, or if it has gotten really dinged up, take a light cut across the face, then polish with emery. The factory marks are usually etched deep enough to allow .001-.003 shaved off the dial. Plus, this will not 'clean' the dirt/oils/paint out of the numbers/line stamps, usually leaving them more visible.

ty pacer that sounds good:biggrin: