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How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 10 - Machining A Bezel For The Chapter Ring

🕑 Added 2015-06-26 22:19:02 +0000 UTC

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Clickspring

Spirograph on steroids! Ha that's brilliant! Yes I used CAD to get an idea of what sort of shapes and lines might work. I also shaped the cutter similar to what is common in rose engine turning and guilloche. The clock is based on a classic French design that is incredibly ornate, so I really wanted to give it some extra visual impact. Cheers mate, Chris.

PJ

Oh My! The fit and finish of these are an exquisite compliments to your beautiful chapter ring, Chris! Did you plan the radius centers and radii on CAD for the Spirograph on steroids? ~¿@ Interesting to watch your trepanning because I just used the same technique to cut an Oring groove into a piece of square acrylic, but used a parting blade with a modified shape to achieve the width and depth. Obviously I couldn't use your great super glue idea, but did make a custom arbor to hold it. Such an inspiration...Thanks, ~PJ

Clickspring

Yes brass really is a pleasure to work isn't it! And its so forgiving of speeds and feeds too, its the ultimate 'no stress' turning material! The super glue residue comes off quite easily with acetone on a rag. Although in this case, I didn't want to heat the part the second time to remove it from the arbor (to avoid heat marring the finish) so simply soaking it in a shallow bath of acetone for a few minutes did the trick. Have a great weekend Jose, Chris.

Jose Rosatelli Neto

Wonderful job, Chris! Brass is such a pleasure to machine, with small flaky chips, exquisite shine, and even sounds nice being worked upon! And this SuperGlue trick is champion in non-magnetic materials workholding. Congratulations! How do you remove the SuperGlue remnants after heating to unglue the part?