treeslayer Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 4:24 PM, JohnG said: Then I found out that I don’t have a good way to cut these. It's well known that i'm the King of the Idiots so why not just turn on the lathe and apply hacksaw and let the lathe do the work, should be able to do at least 3 at a time in succession, i'm probably missing something so forgive me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, treeslayer said: It's well known that i'm the King of the Idiots so why not just turn on the lathe and apply hacksaw and let the lathe do the work, should be able to do at least 3 at a time in succession, i'm probably missing something so forgive me I was thinking the same thing with a handle like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Maybe with the handle it would work better, or if I changed the lathe speed, but when I first tried that the blade really wanted to jump around before biting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 I was thinking regular hacksaw, slow speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 47 minutes ago, JohnG said: Maybe with the handle it would work better, or if I changed the lathe speed, but when I first tried that the blade really wanted to jump around before biting in. Maybe a small triangle file to cut a notch while the lathe is running to give the hacksaw blade a place to reference from 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 I don't even have a hacksaw these days, at least not one that I can find. I may try the file idea, but it really doesn't take too long to cut through the brass. I considered using my HSS parting tool, but then had second thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted April 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 New method, much faster- I set up a rough jig to cut the rod to 2x (plus a bit) the length needed with my recip saw. Cut more than needed in a few minutes. Now the piece is long enough to hold securely in my lathe (made a new wooden chuck insert). Round over one side with a file, then flip and do the other end. Polish with abrasive pads. After they are all done I’ll set up another stop to cut them in half. Deburr the cut and they’ll be ready to glue in place. I’ll make a little gauge to make sure they are all at the same height. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Hey those are really nice looking brass pegs. I might need some of those in the future will you take an order for 200? I'm joking good process though I might need this in the future honestly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted April 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Haha I’ll probably not make another for at least 5 years. One tip, if you make a wooden insert like I had to, drill the hole once it’s on the lathe and mounted in the chuck. On the first one I made, I drilled the hold first and used the hole to locate it on centers to round it out, but I ended up with some wobble in the peg. That’s why I made the new one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted May 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 Finally finished these awful things. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted May 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 Brass suppositories?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnG said: Finally finished these awful things. Did you ever say what function these will perform? Sure would like to see the finished product! 7 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Brass suppositories?? Now that’s funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted May 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 25 minutes ago, Coop said: Did you ever say what function these will perform? Sure would like to see the finished product! Now that’s funny! 34 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Brass suppositories?? @wtnhighlander nailed it. Brass because the normal ones don’t last long enough, and 96 of them because, well, it’s a serious issue... On the bright side, after I use them for a while, I can clean them up and use them on a shelf I’m making for my wife. She’s into quilting and sewing, etc so this shelf will hold her various colors and types of thread spools and bobbins. The shelves have vertical pins to keep the thread spools organized and horizontal pins (coming out of the front edge of the shelf) to hold a bobbin with matching thread. Cherry case and shelves, back will be cherry veneered BB ply with a french cleat to hang it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 As long as mamma’s happy, the world can carry on as it damn well pleases. At least that the case in the Cooper household. . Well done bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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