Been playing on the lathe

[chris-law]

Iv been getting a bit of practice in today on the lathe , i made an in line water cooler for my off road bike .

It would probably have been cheaper to buy one but where is the fun in that

 

[MattF]

Looks tidy. Make sure you put a ground strap on it though, and connect it to battery ground, preferable, else chassis. Aluminium will corrode likes there's no tomorrow if there's any potential.

 

[atomant48]

Nice work. Is that before or after the rad?

 

[hareng]

Very good Chris, see the dros been put to good use.

 

[aametalmaster]

Nice work for sure...Bob

 

[Shox Dr]

Wait until you start with the milling. That will get your head in knots, in a good way.

 

[Hog-Rider]

I like that I never thought of making one of them in the lathe,That will be my next project.

 

[pedrobedro]

I thought it was a light sabre handle

 

[chris-law]

Very good Chris, see the dros been put to good use.

Im having problems with the dro , the cross axis keeps counting down on its own , as soon as you power the lathe off it stops .

Thats nothing compared to the work you produce pal , its a start though

 

[chris-law]

Wait until you start with the milling. That will get your head in knots, in a good way.

Yes i spent a couple of hours spinning an impeller on the lathe only to ruin it in 2 mins on the mill , now i know why i need a rotary table

 

[chris-law]

Nice work. Is that before or after the rad?

Its after the rad , i was having overheating issues when the going gets tough , im hoping this helps out , you can buy them at £30 a pop but i thought it would be good practice to make one

 

[atomant48]

Its after the rad , i was having overheating issues when the going gets tough , im hoping this helps out , you can buy them at £30 a pop but i thought it would be good practice to make one

Might help cutting some swirl inducers into the bore as well if the pump has enough grunt.

 

[chris-law]

I wouldn't know where to start doing that , I'm just happy it turned out good

 

[Pete.]

Cracking job. It would be much better if you had radiused the corners of the parting tool tip though, to prevent stress-risers at the base of the fins.

 

[chris-law]

Can you do that with carbide inserts , too late now , its a great forum this with everybody helping with tips whenever possible ... Thanks all

 

[Pete.]

Yes of course. This is what I use to sharpen carbide and it works great:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-100mm-D...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item2a2a8246ff

 

[hareng]

Chris could try a separate earth to see if that cures. Theres usually an earth terminal on back of readout.

Saying that i do have same problems on the lathe tailstock magnetic until i move it once any direction. 2 axis on mill do the same now and again notably the downfeed and X axis. a strip down and clean of glass sorts but yours is the magnetic.

Have a word with Machine DRO and tell them you are not the only one.

 

[octo0072000]

by the look of the rad the fins dont look very good for airflow at the bottom end looks like it's been jet washed too many times
jet washing rads/inter coolers is not a good idea flattens the fins so no airflow then gets too hot seen it done loads of times at off road play days

 

[chris-law]

Chris could try a separate earth to see if that cures. Theres usually an earth terminal on back of readout.

Saying that i do have same problems on the lathe tailstock magnetic until i move it once any direction. 2 axis on mill do the same now and again notably the downfeed and X axis. a strip down and clean of glass sorts but yours is the magnetic.

Have a word with Machine DRO and tell them you are not the only one.

Typical , it didnt do it today at all .
You dont happen to have any edct or edpt inserts do you , i won a kennametal 50mm facemill on ebay for a grand total of £12 , without inserts and they are a bit scarce on the bay .

Looks like ill have to pick up one o those wheels pete

 

[chris-law]

by the look of the rad the fins dont look very good for airflow at the bottom end looks like it's been jet washed too many times
jet washing rads/inter coolers is not a good idea flattens the fins so no airflow then gets too hot seen it done loads of times at off road play days

I know it does look like that on the pic , i take care not to do that though , but some i may have cought