Part I built today

[La machinist]

I do this for a living everyday.

 

[JimDawson]

That's nice work. :thumbzup3:

 

[markknx]

Nice! what is it? Mark

 

[La machinist]

Thanks Jim i make parts for big oilfield companies everyday so it comes complacent to me and don't realize others find it hard to believe this parts are made on a manual lathe.

 

[La machinist]

Nice! what is it? Mark

It's a male test plug . They screw it in pipe and pressure it up to say aprox. 5,000 psi to check for leaks in the pipe.

 

[Tony Wells]

Good ol Stub Acme......gotta love it.

 

[eightball]

nice work, i machine everyday for a living also. however i do it in a papermill. Lots of one off obsolete parts. All manual machinist work. rarely do i have to do repetative work.

 

[davidh]

with all the overhanging weight do you use a bull nose live center to support it ? just curious.

 

[La machinist]

with all the overhanging weight do you use a bull nose live center to support it ? just curious.

Yes if not while threading and cutting oring groove it would chatter.

 

[RandyM]

I do this for a living everyday.

Yes, and it shows. Thanks for posting.