Suppose I have a strip of 1" wide, 1/8" thick flat stock --- let's say stainless because it's what I'm mostly likely to need this for --- and I want to make it into something like a tongue-depressor or popsicle stick: basically, I want the end of the piece to look like a 1"-diameter semi-circle.
I can do this in a sort of crude way, by scribing the circle, using a bandsaw to cut near it, and then finishing off with a belt-sander to come pretty close to the line, and then doing a bit of filing to remove any burr or scratches. But what I'll get won't be a very accurate semicircle; nor will it be very pretty, given my hand-tool skills, but I'm working on those.
Is there a way to do this task more precisely on basic machine tools (like a lathe and mill, but without CNC)?
I can do this in a sort of crude way, by scribing the circle, using a bandsaw to cut near it, and then finishing off with a belt-sander to come pretty close to the line, and then doing a bit of filing to remove any burr or scratches. But what I'll get won't be a very accurate semicircle; nor will it be very pretty, given my hand-tool skills, but I'm working on those.
Is there a way to do this task more precisely on basic machine tools (like a lathe and mill, but without CNC)?