Assuming the bearings come off, maybe dip the end you are machining in hot paraffin? After it sets up it should make a fair chip dam.
On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 11:56 AM, rayj <raymo...@frontiernet.net> wrote: > Someone mentioned using modelling clay for removing chips from magnets > on this list earlier. > > I was thinking: Wrap it with cling wrap or maybe cover it with grease so > the clay doesn't adhere and then cover it with clay. When finished, > press all the swarf firmly into the clay and then remove the clay. > > Now that I've finished, I realize that the clay would probably get > thrown off during the turning, but maybe the idea will lead to another > solution. > > Back to lurking. > > Raymond Julian > Kettle River, MN > > The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, > understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. > And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, > egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men > admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. > -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) > > On 09/07/2015 05:09 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > I have a motor that would be about right for my lathe conversion, if > > it didn't have a brake on the back. (a nice short motor is useful for > > a Lathe X axis). > > > > I am considering re-machining the rotor shaft and the end cover to > > make it into a shorter motor without a brake. > > > > The problem, clearly, will be that all the swarf will want to stick to > > the magnet. My idea is to wrap it in masking tape and then duct tape, > > do the machining, add another layer of duct-tape to immobilise any > > remaining swarf, then cut it all off. > > > > Does anyone have a better idea? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
