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Started by eTraxx, March 30, 2014, 05:01:47 AM

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eTraxx

March 30, 2014, 05:01:47 AM
I was playing with turning acrylic yesterday - finding out that I had to run the lathe pretty slow to keep the plastic from melting. Huh. I need a couple of wheels for the trucks on a crane I am building. Got these two turned .. need two more. They are .170 in. dia - the groove is .030 in. wide and .020 in. deep to fit code 55 rail. The rims are .012 in. and the hole for the shaft .040 in.

This might be seen as an example of OCD since these will mostly be hidden inside the truck (pair of Evergreen channel) .. but I wanted to see if I could make them. :) (well OCD on any forum other this THIS one)

.. and no .. that's NOT a giant penny!

Ed Traxler

Lugoff, Camden & Northern RR

Socrates: "I drank WHAT?"

finescalerr

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March 30, 2014, 12:23:36 PM
They look pretty adequate to me. -- Russ

Xavier Alvarez

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May 15, 2014, 08:57:26 AM
Nice job !

Gordon Ferguson

#3
May 15, 2014, 02:06:03 PM
Very nice Ed, about to start practicing for something similar on the lathe I bought 2 years ago and still not used  ???
Gordon

marc_reusser

#4
May 15, 2014, 02:39:56 PM
Nice! (I could use 4 while you're at it :D )
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Chuck Doan

#5
May 15, 2014, 07:41:48 PM
I find turning plastic to very relaxing. Might be the fumes though.
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SandiaPaul

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May 16, 2014, 03:22:52 AM
You are right acrylic will tend to melt. One thing make sure you have CAST material not extruded. Turns much nicer and while it will still melt does so less. Why not aluminum, or brass?

Nice job. What's OCD ;)
Paul

mad gerald

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May 16, 2014, 09:48:16 AM Last Edit: May 16, 2014, 09:52:12 AM by mad gerald
Quote from: SandiaPaul on May 16, 2014, 03:22:52 AM
What's OCD ;)
... as far as I'm familiar with acronyms: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ...  ::)  ;)

eTraxx

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May 16, 2014, 11:07:11 AM
Ahhh .. evidently I should have said OCPD - The phrase obsessive–compulsive has become part of the English lexicon, and is often used in an informal or caricatured manner to describe someone who is excessively meticulous, perfectionistic, absorbed, or otherwise fixated. Although these signs are present in OCD, a person who exhibits them does not necessarily have OCD, but may instead have obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)

Note that I would imply anyone on this forum would be - excessively meticulous, perfectionistic, absorbed, or otherwise fixated.
Ed Traxler

Lugoff, Camden & Northern RR

Socrates: "I drank WHAT?"

finescalerr

#9
May 16, 2014, 11:44:07 AM
I don't mean to be meticulous, perfectionistic, or fixated but your final sentence should not have include the "dash". -- ssuR
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