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Why not just make the ring slightly larger? Alternatively, cut shallow slots in the i.d. of the ring for clearance.
Both are good ideas. Didn't think of either of them. Sometimes staring at something too long prevents you from seeing things.Why not just make the ring slightly larger? Alternatively, cut shallow slots in the i.d. of the ring for clearance.
After rejecting this initially, I just looked at this again. The angle I calculate to be about 7.9 degrees. That's not difficult. I only need to take off 1mm radius at the corners.For a one off, how about just approximating the corners with the compound on the lathe, and then smoothing it with a file/sandpaper? Alternately, grind a form tool out of HSS.
Watched Clickspring's video. Inspirational. It's why I am trying to make a gyro.When I made one, I made the axle/spindle first, and super glued it to the flywheel as a mandrel. Clickspring on youtube has a video on making a gyroscope that might give you a few ideas.
Yep, I'd just loctite the ring to a mandrel with a disc, heat to release. I'd also just chamfer both edges and file to round the part.When I made one, I made the axle/spindle first, and super glued it to the flywheel as a mandrel. Clickspring on youtube has a video on making a gyroscope that might give you a few ideas.
I didn't have a video handy of that style mounted in a tool holder. They're also harder to make than a boring head type ball turner.You'd have a much nicer time making that arc with a Holdridge type radius cutter. For reasons that will become obvious once you try, the type of cutter above has some serious limitations (the word is "one trick pony").
Be careful of rushing to judgement. Although just starting out, it takes a while to build up sufficient infrastructure to make things. There's an order of operations, which is tough initial learn. I have been thinking about making a Quorn. However, it takes a certain amount of experience to get there. When I am ready for it, I will make one. Building up the skill sets. I ask a lot of questions up front, because that's my learning style.Those who dont have a ball turner clearly dont have plans to make a quorn cutter grinder
My comment was intended to be tongue in cheek humour... because the quorn has so many levers with balls and the desire to build a quorn is usually the only reason many people obtain a ball turner.Be careful of rushing to judgement. Although just starting out, it takes a while to build up sufficient infrastructure to make things. There's an order of operations, which is tough initial learn. I have been thinking about making a Quorn. However, it takes a certain amount of experience to get there. When I am ready for it, I will make one. Building up the skill sets. I ask a lot of questions up front, because that's my learning style.
I may have come late to the game on machining, (2-1/2 years) but I have an engineering and programming background, built my own ELS from scratch, have done auto work for ages, installed a turbo system and EMS in my vehicle, nearly tripling the stock HP, and weld in 4 processes. Can't say I'm all that talented, as compared to many on HM, but I get by.
Just because I don't have a ball turner, (and a few thousand other things,) doesn't prevent me from having plans to building more complicated things. We all have to start somewhere. Peace.
Ok. Cool. Come from different backgrounds and experiences, so sometimes this communication and humor stuff doesn't get across (to me). Carry on.My comment was intended to be tongue in cheek humour... because the quorn has so many levers with balls and the desire to build a quorn is usually the only reason many people obtain a ball turner.
The reason I chose to use boring tool type ball turner is because it uses mostly existing tools and requires little investment aside from time
You'd have a much nicer time making that arc with a Holdridge type radius cutter. For reasons that will become obvious once you try, the type of cutter above has some serious limitations (the word is "one trick pony").