At 06:30 AM 6/1/98 -0700, you wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 98-05-28 23:43:50 EDT, you write:
>>
>> << No I don't have access to a milling machine. But I have plenty of
>> hacksaws, files and elbow grease.
>
>
>One can get amazing results, machining aluminum with a wood
>working router. Make your pattern from wood, the exact shape of
>the plate. Secure it to your workbench. Secure your rough cut
>billet of aluminum to the wood pattern. You can probably
>pre-drill your mounting holes, and run screws through these
>holes, into your workbench.
>
>Use a 1/2" shank, 2-3 horse router with a carbide trimming bit.
>
>When cutting the aluminum, trace in the opposite direction you
>would if you were trimming wood. That is to say, cut with the
>direction of the rotating head (climbing). If your router turns
>clockwise, trace around the part in a clockwise direction.
>
>Remove a very small amount of material each pass. The last pass
>will give you a part that looks as if it came out of a $100k CNC
>milling machine.
>
>Pat
Hey Pat, are you going to build a reflexer? Have I got a business
proposition for you!
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