did not think this possible

macafee2 · 28th January 2019, 20:53

one for the engineers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ygW0fSnjg

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klarzy · 28th January 2019, 22:04

Simple as long as you have a 4 jaw Chuck... you are just face turning flat surfaces...

Devilish · 28th January 2019, 22:31

Did it in my teens, to trim copper square bar down for but welder jaws, when the shaper was kaput.

squire · 29th January 2019, 07:11

Did it when I was an apprentice nearly 50 years ago! Time consuming, fiddly and wasteful exercise tbh.

macafee2 · 29th January 2019, 08:11

well I was impressed and learnt something. It was not until the guy started doing it, did I cotton on on to how he would achieve a cube.

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Devilish · 29th January 2019, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by squire

Did it when I was an apprentice nearly 50 years ago! Time consuming, fiddly and wasteful exercise tbh.

Quicker than a hacksaw n file, and I must have been a better apprentice than you, and I had two chuck keys NEH NEH

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MSS · 29th January 2019, 16:11

Most students who did metalwork at school will have done this.

I certainly did.

gadget1960 · 29th January 2019, 16:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by mss

Most students who did metalwork at school will have done this.

I certainly did.

No ... but I did make a shed load of swarf!

MSS · 29th January 2019, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by gadget1960

No ... but I did make a shed load of swarf!

Those were the days - I still remember the smell of the white lubricant/cutting fluid for the lathes.

macafee2 · 29th January 2019, 22:05

wish I could have one of those big lathes in my garage.
I've been really pleased with some of the things I'm made at home. I know they are rough but the satisfaction of making something that works is brilliant.

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,926 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	wish I could have one of those big lathes in my garage. I've been really pleased with some of the things I'm made at home. I know they are rough but the satisfaction of making something that works is brilliant. macafee2