On Sat, Sep 8, 2018, 10:14 PM Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
> The A2 is slightly bent so I get about a > 10 thou wobble in the middle of it, but with the spindle turning, the > true center is easily seen. I have used the lathes x motor to try and > straighten it better, but by the time I get enough bow in it to make a > diff, the rod shortens and pops the end off the live center. > Do you have a torch? Search heat straightening . You heat and cool with > water and a rag to shrink the metal on one side and straighten, works well > , it will probably harden the a 2 though. I'm not certain of temp needed > but on large shaft it doesn't have to be incandescent. > > Incidentally ,this method is capable of straightening bent spindles. > > > > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
