hughie
22nd April 2008, 04:43 PM
I was messing around in the welding bay with some scrap and come up with the idea of fabricating my small right angle tool rest out of scrap flat bar, instead of the usual 25mm round bar or hefty flat bar
The idea was to see if it would work and to produce a low cost tool rest.
Have yet to attach the pin, but holding it in the vice and giving a good whacking with the hammer , It turns out to be very solid and very stiff. But if I drop it on the concrete floor it gives off the characteristic dull thud of Cast-iron, not the normal ringing sound of solid steel. So I am anticipating it will have similar vibration absorbing characteristic's of Cast iron
Its made from two pieces of 50x5mm flat bar over lapped about 25% and stitch welded. The bend came later in the press and gives all the appearance of being as good as any solid bar. But at a lower cost and much easier to work with in regard to bent and curved tool rests.
The idea was to see if it would work and to produce a low cost tool rest.
Have yet to attach the pin, but holding it in the vice and giving a good whacking with the hammer , It turns out to be very solid and very stiff. But if I drop it on the concrete floor it gives off the characteristic dull thud of Cast-iron, not the normal ringing sound of solid steel. So I am anticipating it will have similar vibration absorbing characteristic's of Cast iron
Its made from two pieces of 50x5mm flat bar over lapped about 25% and stitch welded. The bend came later in the press and gives all the appearance of being as good as any solid bar. But at a lower cost and much easier to work with in regard to bent and curved tool rests.