Screwdriver
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Sure and if the dovetails are milled out, you need a new gib strip too. Scraping the internal ways is a right chore. Seen it done but it's tricky. How much is the part going to distort do you reckon?
As far as tolerance on accurate lathe parts are concerned it will distort and probably a fair bit too.Sure and if the dovetails are milled out, you need a new gib strip too. Scraping the internal ways is a right chore. Seen it done but it's tricky. How much is the part going to distort do you reckon?
Sure but a milled part is (or at least should be) well within 1 thou in every dimension (flat, twist, bend) and you're going to have to bring it back in.
If it's too far out to scrape, you'll be machining it and if you machine it, the part is going to come back into square undersize. So if you're going to machine it, you are literally better off making one from scratch.
I am now kinda hoping you do weld it so we can see what really happens!
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I wouldn't weld it. Get it held together and get holes bored into it through the sides so you go through both sides so it can be pinned together with steel pins, think the procedure has the part heated and the pins immersed in nitrogen to shrink them. Install the pins and have it held in place while they cool and warm. They do it for heavy vehicle cylinder heads
If he was to follow that procedure he would have the clamping bolts crossing the original holes for holding the part down. You'd have to be sure they could be extracted post-welding. After welding the part would need milling and scraping for a proper fit.
Sure and if the dovetails are milled out, you need a new gib strip too. Scraping the internal ways is a right chore. Seen it done but it's tricky. How much is the part going to distort do you reckon?