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Terrence Came Visiting!

14/10/2012

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Fellow hobbyist Terrence came by my place this late morning. He bought a piece of 4" diameter aluminum stock which he wants it cut into shorter sections. I've just the tool for this!

The little 4" bandsaw I bought took about 1/2 hr to cut through the 4" stock, leaving us little time to cut the 2nd piece. So he left with just 1 cut piece as I was also getting myself ready for my Saturday duty as a driver.
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A huge piece of aluminium stock 4" in diameter.  It took the bandsaw around 1/2 hr to cut through it to make the first piece.

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After Terrence left, I started making the last cut while preparing to leave home.  I've to stop here to resume later.

He brought with him the opal colour acrylic which he helped me to purchase while he was at Dama. This will be the start (I hope) of my venture into Lithophane.
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The Opal colour acrylic.  Each measures 150mm x 150mm x 3mm.

During his visit, Terrence showed me the new Indian made slitting saw holder he bought from Chan Man Lee. The 1/2" shank is too big to fit into the 1/2" hole of the A2Z adapter.

I tried setting up the holder between centre using Proxxon version of the lathe dog. It didn't fit properly. Will have to think of how to use a commonly available type with the Proxxon.

We also wanted to try boring out the adapter but didn't have sufficient time to do a proper setup with a 4-jaw chuck. So he brought it back to try it on his mill with the boring tool.

We are hoping to jointly work on some projects together. May start with Tryally's vise or the touch probe.   Terrence, bring it on!
9 Comments
Javi link
13/10/2012 11:03:29 am

Hi,

I can tell you my times for cutting aluminium.

I cut 60mm round aluminum in 5 or 6 minutes on low feedrate (my bandsaw only has low or high feedrate).

Javi

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Loke-Yeow Wong
13/10/2012 11:07:51 am

Hi Javi,

Which bandsaw did you own? That's a nice speed to have. Mine is a smallish machine which is portable.

Regards,
Wong

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Javi
16/10/2012 10:30:44 pm

Hello,

mine is Femi 780XL I think that max cutting height is 110mm. It seems like yours (it is 800w )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww3Cga23BA0

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Loke-Yeow Wong
16/10/2012 11:40:24 pm

Hello Javi,

Yours looks great! Didn't see this around place I search. Where did you find it? Mind telling me the cost?

I like particularly the vise which has 2 equal length jaws. Mine is shorter on the moveable part, which makes cutting shorter pieces a pain. Will be putting on a jaw "insert" to increase its length. Also, the table is so much bigger and sturdier than mine, with slots too! Lovely!

The Waytrain is a single speed. See that yours has 2. Good feature to have.

What do you do with your machines? Work or also hobby? Are you based in SG?

Regards,
Wong

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Javi link
21/10/2012 10:16:50 pm

Hello Wong.

Only hobby at this moment... Who knows later in the future :)

I live in Spain... far away from you. The cost of the bandsaw was 320 euro more or less..

Keep posting. I enjoy a lot. I am waiting for my Sherline mill to arrive in a couple of weeks.

See you
Javi

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Javi link
21/10/2012 10:17:04 pm

Hello Wong.

Only hobby at this moment... Who knows later in the future :)

I live in Spain... far away from you. The cost of the bandsaw was 320 euro more or less..

Keep posting. I enjoy a lot. I am waiting for my Sherline mill to arrive in a couple of weeks.

See you
Javi

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Javi link
21/10/2012 10:18:07 pm

Hello Wong.

Only hobby at this moment... Who knows later in the future :)

I live in Spain... far away from you. The cost of the bandsaw was 320 euro more or less..

Keep posting. I enjoy a lot. I am waiting for my Sherline mill to arrive in a couple of weeks.

See you
Javi

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Javi link
21/10/2012 10:20:55 pm

Hello Wong.

Only hobby at this moment... Who knows later in the future :)

I live in Spain... far away from you. The cost of the bandsaw was 320 euro more or less..

Keep posting. I enjoy a lot. I am waiting for my Sherline mill to arrive in a couple of weeks.

See you
Javi

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Loke-Yeow Wong
21/10/2012 11:29:20 pm

Hello Javi,

Beautiful country you're in.

Do send me some photos of your work. I'll set up a section to showcase work from others.

Shipping in a bandsaw may not be justifiable due to the high shipping cost. I found another brand (JET) locally with variable speed. The max cut width is a little smaller though - 85mm.

Keep your comments coming.

Regards,
Wong

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