CAL Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 So I finally got everything up and running, dialed in and tuned up. And I am pretty happy with everything. It was quite a bit of work to get everything just right. However, I was able to mill a step under 1mm with zero runout 1 inch long, and I was able turn a .075 in off a thin wall brass tube on the lathe, which the machine has zero runout. However, not all of my test stock had zero runout. I am sure it could go more. I turned a piece of alu almost paper thin, but my starting stock slightly bent. So far I used more that I would have ever imagined, and it's an invauluble tool. It seems to have unlimited possiblities. I am happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Great news CAL! Keep us updated as you do things. I have a Sherline Lathe & Mill that I want to start turning out some metal! Edited March 18, 2010 by Len Woodruff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Great news CAL! Keep us updated as you do things. I have a Sherline Lathe & Mill that I want to start turning out some metal! You gotta get that baby going. The basic machine is just half the story. All the tooling and fixtures are the other half. I can do some basic stuff but lack the tooling and fixtures currently to get crazy with it yet. But I am slowly acquiring stuff. Edited March 18, 2010 by CAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobdude Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Looks like you've got a good start there.Good luck for making metal chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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