Just thought I would share this trick, I was working at a tool and die shop and had a round bar sticking out to far and then my cutter was below center , needles to say it rolled over the cutter and bent.
Our resident master craftsman machinist comes over as I was pondering what to do and he said just take a hammer to it while the lathe turns. And WALA !!! short strokes with a ball peen hammer and got it back straight to with .002.
You will see it start straightening out as you hit and you should then do smaller taps with the hammer as it gets truer ...
Just thought I would share , never seen it mentioned in any of the forums I am in.
If its really bent take it out of the lather and get half way straighten out and then put it in the lathe
Our resident master craftsman machinist comes over as I was pondering what to do and he said just take a hammer to it while the lathe turns. And WALA !!! short strokes with a ball peen hammer and got it back straight to with .002.
You will see it start straightening out as you hit and you should then do smaller taps with the hammer as it gets truer ...
Just thought I would share , never seen it mentioned in any of the forums I am in.
If its really bent take it out of the lather and get half way straighten out and then put it in the lathe