9" Utilathe Follower Rest
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Yup, I'm looking at that now. Might need a guide fence, it's too long a cut to free hand.
You need a tool, so you can make another tool, so you can make tools for the tools !
Great to see a project underway Craig. We've had too many shopping posts lately and not enough chips!
Two shorter cuts is all I thought are you worried about the blade or the cut?
Was worried about the blade not tracking straight down or shaking the work piece loose. It's way beyond the metrics of a 4X6 bandsaw in that configuration.
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What a PITA....
The cut started arcing over towards the line (other side).
So, I had to stop and remove the piece that was cut so far.
Then reposition to continue the cut.
Sad, sad waste of some nice 1" stock.
This saw has been fighting me every inch of the way.... How the heck are you supposed to clamp something like this.
As a result I've had to resort to a LOT of this.....
The cut started arcing over towards the line (other side).
So, I had to stop and remove the piece that was cut so far.
Then reposition to continue the cut.
Sad, sad waste of some nice 1" stock.
This saw has been fighting me every inch of the way.... How the heck are you supposed to clamp something like this.
As a result I've had to resort to a LOT of this.....
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Did some drilling today....it was kind of nice to hide in the basement and get away from the heat upstairs.
Lots of swarf.
Not perfect but should be close enough I figure.....
You guys ever encounter this? That collet refused to come out with the nut. With the nut off I had to give it a gentle nudge with a brass punch.
Lots of swarf.
Not perfect but should be close enough I figure.....
You guys ever encounter this? That collet refused to come out with the nut. With the nut off I had to give it a gentle nudge with a brass punch.
They say it's Murphey's Law whoever they are!
As Johnwa said. Also
- if you heard the collet go click (installed properly) look to see if the ring is distorted/damaged
- another possibility is if its a reduced shank drill, there will be a small radius in the corner where the shank ends. If you pushed the drill in so the collet nose was gripping on that slight fillet enlargement then it would not be properly gripping on the bulk of its ID surface & now its kind of hanging on that fillet so to speak.
- if you heard the collet go click (installed properly) look to see if the ring is distorted/damaged
- another possibility is if its a reduced shank drill, there will be a small radius in the corner where the shank ends. If you pushed the drill in so the collet nose was gripping on that slight fillet enlargement then it would not be properly gripping on the bulk of its ID surface & now its kind of hanging on that fillet so to speak.
I've never heard a click installing collets?
What ring distortion/damage are you talking about?
In my case I think I shot myself in the foot from the get go.... I started out attempting to cut the piece with the bandsaw in the vertical and that cut wonder off on me. I then attempted to cut it horizontally following the initial cut hoping it would sort itself out. It didn't.