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A little more progress. Made the shorter brass piece, but under knurled it, and the knurls didn't track. Kind of a fine knurl. Oh well, clearly knurling in brass takes some practice, and it's been a while. Doesn't matter for this, the piece is functional, so good enough for now. Took a lot less time, because this piece is similar to the first one I did. The rounded piece came out different radii, I don't know why, since I hadn't changed the cutter position. Have a bit to learn apparently. Lets just say the piece are is unique.
Then I tackled the flywheel. It's not super, but for a first go at this, I'll take it. Finish could have been better, but the shape is there! My first guess at the center where the cutter was off, so I had to adjust the Z to better center the cut. I just offset Z until the left cut width was equal to the right cut width. Is it good to the thousandth? Probably not. Now the profile of the wheel no longer fouls with the ring. Getting there.
The only lathe work left is to cut down the shaft and point the ends. Got to fix the DRO on the mill. Hope that is just a cleaning job.
Then I tackled the flywheel. It's not super, but for a first go at this, I'll take it. Finish could have been better, but the shape is there! My first guess at the center where the cutter was off, so I had to adjust the Z to better center the cut. I just offset Z until the left cut width was equal to the right cut width. Is it good to the thousandth? Probably not. Now the profile of the wheel no longer fouls with the ring. Getting there.
The only lathe work left is to cut down the shaft and point the ends. Got to fix the DRO on the mill. Hope that is just a cleaning job.
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