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Nice job, As Shawn said, Thanks for the photos!
Ebay can be a good place to find offcuts for stuff like this. For instance:So a chunk of 6" round by 3" long 6061 is how much?
Ha! Ironically @woodchucker pointed out the same ebay vendor in a DM. Yeah, that would have been an easier approach, so if I go this route again I’ll take advantage of that. The welding was worth doing once, as the problem gets harder to solve with bigger and bigger parts.Ebay can be a good place to find offcuts for stuff like this. For instance:
6" ALUMINUM 6061 ROUND ROD 3.2" LONG T6511 Solid Extruded Lathe Bar Stock New | eBay
You are buying 1 piece of 6.00" OD 6061 T6511 Aluminum Solid Round Rod 3.2" long -0 to +.07" cut new. This is extruded bar not sanded or polished and may have scratches from handling.www.ebay.com
Not silly, organized. My bet is that the spreadsheet includes where you bought them, the price and date.Is it silly that I keep a spreadsheet with a list of insert tooling and inserts to keep track of them?
No! Not the price! I don't want to know how much I've spent going down this rabbit hole. (Quaking in terror)Not silly, organized. My bet is that the spreadsheet includes where you bought them, the price and date.
My brain refuses to memorize the codes for all the tool holder/insert combinations. I keep a chart handy.
Done. I guess uploading cell pics while sitting in the hot tub is error prone.Randal, can you upload higher res images? Those are as big as they go and I can't see the detail.
Did the crew show up today? or is Saturday a day off?