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I got a wild hair today to build a pedestal for my bench grinder. After scrounging around I found some suitable materials, including a brake drum for the base. I had some 1/4 HR plate for the transition from brake drum to upright pipe, and decided it needed to be round to match the drum. 8 inches appeared to be the right diameter. If I'd been thinking clearly, I would have bandsawed and sanded it, but no! Why have all this fancy equipment if you're not going to use it.
So I clamped the piece of plate onto the mill table and grabbed the trepanning tool that came with all the other equipment Fred gave me. This one he had made, it uses a parting blade for a cutter.
An hour and a half later, my ears ringing and reeking of cutting oil, I had my circle.
It's amazing how easy some jobs are with the right tools.
So I clamped the piece of plate onto the mill table and grabbed the trepanning tool that came with all the other equipment Fred gave me. This one he had made, it uses a parting blade for a cutter.
An hour and a half later, my ears ringing and reeking of cutting oil, I had my circle.
It's amazing how easy some jobs are with the right tools.