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Posted by John R. Carroll on April 12, 2008, 11:17 am
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Backlash wrote:
>> Dave99 wrote:
>>> Wow, it's a shame this list is really getting spammed these days.
>>> Thanks John, that's an interesting tool. I'm not sure if it would
>>> work at the lengths we're using... usually 4' or longer sections.
>>
>> Do it from the outside on the machine. Orbitools can be used by hand
>> of in the spindle.
>>
> How's about using an abrasive flap wheel on a shaft extension? Not
> sure if they are made small enough for you, but looks like one would
> do the job. It would be run down the inside length of the tube. I
> have often honed a tube or bore by slitting a 1/4" rod at one end for
> an 1-1/2" length on the bandsaw, and using emery cloth wrapped with
> abrasive side out for a long reach hone. Only start it up when it's
> engaged in the hole. Otherwise it makes a pretty buzzing sound, and
> the rod could whip. A drill or die grinder will drive it.
>
> RJ
>
It just seems to me that it would be preferable to extent a tool through the
material thickness rather than into the part through it's length.
Maybe I didn't understand what needed to be accomplished.
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John R. Carroll
www.machiningsolution.com
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