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It is the wine clouding my judgmentThis is more of a job for a boring head in the tailstock, or offsetting the tailstock itself; the taper is less than a degree.
It is the wine clouding my judgmentThis is more of a job for a boring head in the tailstock, or offsetting the tailstock itself; the taper is less than a degree.
Such a long, thin piece would probably work in a chuck with an offset tailstock as it would flex, but said flexing would also make it fatter in the middle and a steady wouldn't counteract that as it can't ride on a taper.You can't use the offset method if you have the part held in a chuck, which is what it would be for turning a 1m long taper.
I can't help thinking you won't even notice such a slight taper, just use a piece of 20 mm and be done with it.
Such a long, thin piece would probably work in a chuck with an offset tailstock as it would flex, but said flexing would also make it fatter in the middle and a steady wouldn't counteract that as it can't ride on a taper.
I can't help thinking you won't even notice such a slight taper, just use a piece of 20 mm and be done with it.
Such a long, thin piece would probably work in a chuck with an offset tailstock as it would flex, but said flexing would also make it fatter in the middle and a steady wouldn't counteract that as it can't ride on a taper.
I never said it was safe, my recommendation was to use a piece of 20 mm round with no taper.What you're suggesting is ill-advised, possibly even unsafe. You don't want your chuck jaws bell-mouthed and you certainly don't want half a meter of rod whipping about.
Boring head in the tailstock?This is more of a job for a boring head in the tailstock, or offsetting the tailstock itself; the taper is less than a degree.
not acceptable and I will care
Hi guys, I think I may need the services of a blacksmith OR a brightspark out there may have a ready made solution to my search. I need to make a metal tail that starts out at around 25mm and then gradually tapers to 15mm, I forgot to mention the tail needs to be 1 metre long
Badger
Why not just cut the shape you require out of say 5mm with a plasma cutter or get a length of 15, 20 and 25mm weld them together then blend the sizes together by building up with lengthways welds?
I would not call it ocd, if I was to use round bar same size from one end to the othe I would have every cock and his dog saying " oh I wouldn't have done that " whilst they are standing in the smoking area.
I will come up with something .....
Oh, I've had another thought. Agricultural tines for loader grabs or buckrakes do just about exactly what you want. Cost around £30-50 new but a snapped one would be scrap.
They're proper tough steel though, need to be heated to shape and annealed after or they'll be brittle. I'll check later but I don't think I have any old ones left
...also suggested by Fintray above.Hi As it is purely decorative could you not weld 5 lengths of diminishing diameter rods end to end and then blend and bend as required, could be formed while still hot from welding,
HTH Chris