tegwin
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posted on 25/3/15 at 10:52 PM |
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Machining alloy with a forstner drill
I need to make a couple of pieces from alloy on the lathe... I need to produce 25mm and 30mm holes with flat bottoms...
Suitable milling cutters are upwards of £25 each... Rather a lot for a one off job... If I drill out the meat of the hole would a forstner bit be man
enough to finish the job with a flat bottom?
Failing that, anyone have a 25mm/1" cutter and a 30mm cutter they would rent me?
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owelly
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posted on 25/3/15 at 10:58 PM |
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I counter-bored a lump of ally with a flat wood bit!! It chattered a bit but with plenty of oil and a very low speed, it did the job. I would say the
Forstner bit would do a better job as long as you can keep the shank short or well supported to stop it from wandering off!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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owelly
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posted on 25/3/15 at 11:00 PM |
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Incidentally, is it not possible to use a boring bar to make the holes? I find grinding up old files make good tiny boring bars!!
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coozer
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posted on 25/3/15 at 11:02 PM |
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Or a reamer??
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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tegwin
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posted on 25/3/15 at 11:19 PM |
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Reamers don't tend to have a cutting face on the tip!
I could use a boring bar but it's faf. I need 6 holes. It's doable but a bit to just cut to the chase would be nice
Not used my lathe for so long i can't even remember where it is!
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owelly
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posted on 25/3/15 at 11:49 PM |
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I've also used a 10mm end mill in the tool post to chovel out a 30mm flat bottomed hole....
I bet my college lecturer is spinning in his grave.....
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r1_pete
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posted on 26/3/15 at 07:45 AM |
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I used a forstner bit to square off the 15mm holes for the injectors in my modified manifold.
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chris-g
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posted on 26/3/15 at 11:59 AM |
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I have had good results milling aluminium with wood router bits. They tend to be carbide tipped and you might get one in a diameter suitable for your
purposes.
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MikeRJ
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posted on 26/3/15 at 12:44 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by chris-g
I have had good results milling aluminium with wood router bits. They tend to be carbide tipped and you might get one in a diameter suitable for your
purposes.
Yep, I've also had good results with router bits on aluminium alloys.
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