Tap some air first! JT
On 11/17/2016 2:21 PM, hubert wrote: > I like most of the suggestions except the MDF because it tends to wear > out cutters. I ordered a small amount of machinable wax, it will be > here tomorrow, but I am in a hurry so I will try the bolt and nut > approach today. If that works I will test on a small chunk of delrin, > if that goes well I will tackle the aluminum. > > Thanks > > Hubert > > > On 11/17/16 1:08 PM, Roland Jollivet wrote: >> You could practise with a piece of threaded rod(or bolt) in the chuck, and >> a nut held lightly in the vice. If the nut moves up or down during the tap >> cycle there's a problem. If you start with taps, a post mortem on a cut >> thread would be more difficult. >> >> >> On 17 November 2016 at 19:27, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On 11/17/2016 09:12 AM, andy pugh wrote: >>>> On 17 November 2016 at 17:01, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> >>> wrote: >>>>> Machinable wax comes to mind for testing. It is easy to make and reuse. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
