#garfield Logs

Aug 14 2023

04:25 AM Tom_L: the cad cam doesn't allow for a finish pass?
07:29 AM rue_mohr: no...
08:00 AM rue_mohr: wow, I didn't even get to finishing the pulley yesterday
08:01 AM rue_mohr: all I had to do was cut the groove
09:08 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1290180.jpg
09:08 PM rue_mohr: got a good transfer
09:08 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1290181.jpg
09:08 PM rue_mohr: and its cast, waiting for cooling...
09:29 PM Tom_L: for a bearing?
09:45 PM rue_mohr: yup
09:45 PM rue_mohr: thats the lower half, I have yet to do an upper half
09:45 PM rue_mohr: I need 4+4
09:48 PM Tom_L: for the big cnc?
09:50 PM rue_mohr: heh no...
09:51 PM rue_mohr: for the steam engine...
09:51 PM rue_mohr: the one I tore the crank out of the motorcycle for
09:52 PM Tom_L: mmm i thought you scrapped that project
10:01 PM rue_mohr: no
10:01 PM rue_mohr: I ran into troubles on how to proceede
10:46 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1290182.jpg
10:46 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1290183.jpg
10:56 PM rue_mohr: The bits where the pattern come thru really well is where the talc is thick
10:56 PM rue_mohr: The suggestion came up to use the fine ground bentonite clay for a separator, partly cause its part of the mix when done.