[PSUBS-MAILIST] O-ring groove machining

Sat Feb 25 18:48:57 EST 2017

Alec,
you can just drive those 100w lights at a lower amperage.
On my controller it is a matter of turning a trim pot.
I intend to use the same light & emitter for my navigation
lights by attaching a coloured acrylic hemisphere with holes
in it over the pressure lens, & turning down the power.
Alan

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> On 26/02/2017, at 9:56 AM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> As a matter of fact I just came inside to have a coffee and get off my feet for ten minutes because I'm making the Cliff lights right now. They're uber cool, and I think you could use them as a mallet they're so strong. I have not of course got to the point where I can test them, but I expect we'll all be diving in sunglasses. My first pair of lights are the 5K model, but I ended up with 10K Bridgeluxes by mistake so I'm going to have to make another pair. Perhaps the 10Ks looking forward and the 5Ks sideways for peripheral vision. To get an idea how ridiculous that would be, consider it's five times Snoopy's lumens.  
> 
> BTW for the inside polishing you can use sandpaper and a stick. Be careful though.
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Alec
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 3:38 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> Good idea Alec,
>> you are turning your lathe in to a linisher.
>> I am making my light housing at the moment, & a couple of these
>> grooves are fiddly little internal grooves, that I need to get in to by hand
>> but the sandpaper idea will be good for external work.
>>  I see you are down as machinist for Cliff's light housing. Have you done that yet?
>> Alan
>> 
>> 
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>>> On 26/02/2017, at 1:42 AM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Alan,
>>> 
>>> I'm referring to this stuff: https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-sanding-rolls/=16i9o51
>>> 
>>> It's the same as regular sandpaper except it comes in long rolls. You just tear off say 2 feet of it. Pass it around the back of the piece you've just machined on the lathe. Start the lathe and work the strip back and forth while holding onto both ends of the strip. Spray with coolant for a smoother polish - That's it!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Alec
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi Alec,
>>>> not quite following you. Do you mean cutting a strip of sandpaper
>>>> & rolling it length ways & taping it? I have just been using my hands
>>>> if it seems safe enough. Did lose a finger one time but not on a lathe :)
>>>> Alan
>>>> 
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>>>>> On 25/02/2017, at 4:19 PM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Alan,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Get yourself some rolls of sandpaper. Not sheets but rolls, about an inch wide. When you're done turning your piece, crank up the speed a bit and put a length of tape around it. It allows you to polish it up while keeping your hands away. Go to your fine tape and then spray with coolant for the final polish. I can't think of anything I turn on a lathe that I don't use tape on. Ah, the only exception is plastic. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Alec
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks Brian & Hank,
>>>>>> it was the outer egdes that I left sharp.
>>>>>> It didn't cut nicely, it left a raised mound on the edge that I removed with a facing tool.
>>>>>> I will either look  in to a specific groove tool or better equipment for forming the
>>>>>> tool as these are taking too long :(
>>>>>> Alan
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>>>> > On 25/02/2017, at 1:49 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Don't need carbide for aluminum, did it cut nicely, aluminum likes high speed
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > brian
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > --- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>>>>>> > To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
>>>>>> > Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] O-ring groove machining
>>>>>> > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 12:41:39 +1300
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Am cutting some small o-ring grooves in aluminum, 3.4mm x 2mm deep for
>>>>>> > a 2.5mm D o-ring. ( 10th of an inch) What is the best way to remove the sharp
>>>>>> > corners of the grove? I have read that you can spin your work in the lathe
>>>>>> > & sand with 200 & then 400 grit sand paper. Is this right?
>>>>>> > Have been having fun making the tool for this & don't think I have done a
>>>>>> > good job! Am I best to buy a carbide tool specific for this job.
>>>>>> > Thanks, Alan
>>>>>> >
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