Walker570 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Picked up the piece of brass hex that Tightchoke donated and had a play on the lathe this morning. Now let us get this clear, I have no lathe training other than myself so do your worst. The idea was to turn up a more substantial bolt handle for my AA S200 air rifle, as it was TT gave me enough to have a number of attempts and this is the first. I need to give it a final polish and it needs easing inside to allow it to fit properly, but altogether not disappointed. If it looks heavy, it isn't as I have drilled out the centre and even as is where it will not quite go on far enough to get the fixing screw on (need to machine out the inside a bit more ..being careful originally not to go too far) ...it feels good, certainly better than the plastic handle fitted as standard. A final polish and I think this one may do but I might just do another with the hadle a little bit longer. A job for one of those wet days head ....don't be fooled by this lovely spring weather it ain't the end of March yet. I know !! I know!! Ditchie would have stretched this to two weeks and 500 pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Looks class! And it's not even the beginning of March yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 hello Walker, looks a nice job so far to me and i am no expert on a Lathe, last time i used one it was at Engineering college, to many years ago, be nice to see on S200 when finished, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 You don't hang around Mate! Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Not quite fitted. You can see it has to go a little bit further onto the bolt, so I need to run a reamer down inside carefully because there isn't musch to play with. It does feel a lot better than the insy winsy plastic one but there again I have hands like oversized dustbin lids. 2 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: You don't hang around Mate! Very nice work. Had a couple of hours this morning before going to a funeral so made use of it. Many thanks for the material and hope your lad can use the bits I brought over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Look good to me Walker, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Top job there nev 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 nicely done ..............looks a heck of a lot better than a piece of plastic........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) Looks really excellent. If you are concerned about opening up the bore too much with a reamer, how about using some very fine emery cloth on a split rod to ease it out very gently? Edited February 23, 2019 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacSxS Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looks really good. And I hope you don't mind me saying but. It's best practice to work the part a little closer to the chuck.its safer and you will get a more accurate/better finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) That looks excellent. I had a Drummond lathe for a short time, but I was less than useless on it - far too impatient. I bought another small lathe last year and had a another junior go. I was better - just slightly - so that went too. Not enough room in my garage for stuff that won't be used regularly. Edited February 23, 2019 by Gordon R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 12 hours ago, amateur said: Looks really excellent. If you are concerned about opening up the bore too much with a reamer, how about using some very fine emery cloth on a split rod to ease it out very gently? It is th depth that is too shallow and very easy to go right through if ham fisted, then it would be start again. Thanks for the advice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, MacSxS said: Looks really good. And I hope you don't mind me saying but. It's best practice to work the part a little closer to the chuck.its safer and you will get a more accurate/better finish. Agree, but as it was being brass it didn't move at all with light strokes and super accuracy was not required for the handle. Now I have fiddled with it a bit I think I am going to make another and make the handle about an 1/8th inch longer...doesn't sound much but I have plenty of bar stock so can go it a third time if that doesn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 If you have a rotating centre, that would support the piece safely whilst you are turning it, although, as you say, brass turns so sweetly, with light cuts it shouldn't be a problem. Is it the clearance on the off-centre hole that is the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Looks nice that Nev, did you do another one? Might sound a little cack handed but you could hold the bolt you've made in the tool post and tool in the chuck to alter the depth, if you can get it all level etc, might be easier than drilling it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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