I have used superglue many times to hold small jobs. It works, especially for thin parts such as aluminum sheets, etc. I also want to share a strange experience. I found the original ($$) superglue by Loctite failing often. That made me try a cheap superglue sold in a Dollar store. It worked much better.?
-Prasad
Eastern PA
On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 06:11:51 PM EDT, Charles Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
While challenging, you can probably do it on the 7 inch lathe.? Getting the cutting tool out that far will be a bigger challenge than just holding it.
Superglue can be a legitimate method for work holding.? Is this a solid flywheel?? If not and it has, or will have, some spokes or similar feature you may be able to hold it by bolting through openings with perhaps a little fixturing (little pieces of plate to act as big washers).
You can always try on the small lathe.? And if it doesn't work out, then find something larger.
Usually the "swing" of a lathe is not really a practical diameter to machine, but more as a dimension for something that large on which you are machining a much small feature.? But machine a disk is possible.? I machined a 16 inch disk on my 12x36 lathe but it had a gap bed permitting an 18 inch swing.? And I have machined a 6 inch diameter disk on my 7x16 MicroMark and then made a cut to make it a donut (to ultimately be curved trim pieces for a project), but it was wood, so I don't think that counts.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer.??
On Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 02:57:00 PM PDT, David James via groups.io <davebjames@...> wrote:
I have a 6" x 1" round piece of aluminum that I need to turn into a flywheel for the model engine I am building. I was thinking of using superglue to secure it to my faceplate as it obviously does not fit in any of my chucks. Any suggestions how to hold this or should I go looking for someone with a bigger lathe.
