I part Al all the time with little problem...
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On 4/25/2025 11:13 AM, Ralph Hulslander via groups.io wrote:
Once I parted aluminium successfuly, like a piece of butter, since then I
have had to use a hack saw for aluminium or steel.
On Thu, Apr 24, 2025, 10:56 PM Mike W via groups.io <mike.wilkens=
[email protected]> wrote:
Yesterday I had to part off some aluminum (6061), 24mm diameter, and
remembered that I had had endless trouble previously with this operation -
regardless of material.
So this time I took off the quick change toolpost and re-installed the
original four-way. The parting off process went smoothly with none of the
problems I'd encountered before. It did get jammed once - I was running
the motor too slowly. (I don't have a low gear anymore.) Didn't matter if
I used oil or not, or went fast or slow. It was as easy as any other
operation.
Something about how the QC extends over the compound - one of the weak
parts of these lathes - lessens the rigidity necessary to do this operation
well.
-Mike
