Just my 2? worth this morning.....
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I really don't think this thread is off-topic.? We are talking about machining different materials on a mini-lathe.? Does it really matter what the material is?? Would it be off-topic if I said I was cutting threads on a Delrin? ring for a telescope lens?? Is it off-topic if I am making a Teflon? piston for a replica steam engine??
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In my main hobby of restoring antique carousel organs, I once made a production run of 600 "pipe toes" out of birch.? These are small to medium turnings that have a through hole, a tenon, and need a very repeatable taper of 3°.? My 8x14 mini-lathe was the only appropriate machine in my shop.
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For those of you who like to google more information, here's an article from my good Friend David Wasson (who is a machinist by the way):
https://coaa.us/index_archive/Issues_31_to_40/Traditional%20Band%20Organ%20Pipe%20Construction%20-%20David%20Wasson_%20_35%20&%2036.pdf
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From snowy Wichita Kansas,
Mike
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