Lykle
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Hello good people,
After quite a while just reading, I am looking for some help again.
I want to turn a rind on the lathe.
It is like an O-ring of about 60mm diameter and a "wire" thickness of 12mm.
I will make it from Aluminium.
Now how do I make this?
I was thinking of making two clamping jigs, one for the inside while I turn the outside and one for the outside while I turn the inside.
And use a formed tool to do the cutting.
But this does not look totally realistic. The cutter cannot be much more than a quarter of the circumference (of the 12mm) but I still expect a lot of judder.
Any brilliant ideas?
If I mount it eccentric, I might use my ball turner to make the ring smooth?
Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Lykle
After quite a while just reading, I am looking for some help again.
I want to turn a rind on the lathe.
It is like an O-ring of about 60mm diameter and a "wire" thickness of 12mm.
I will make it from Aluminium.
Now how do I make this?
I was thinking of making two clamping jigs, one for the inside while I turn the outside and one for the outside while I turn the inside.
And use a formed tool to do the cutting.
But this does not look totally realistic. The cutter cannot be much more than a quarter of the circumference (of the 12mm) but I still expect a lot of judder.
Any brilliant ideas?
If I mount it eccentric, I might use my ball turner to make the ring smooth?
Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Lykle