Posted by George W Frost on February 11, 2010, 7:52 am
> antonye wrote:
>> BTHumble wrote:
>>
>> > Why didn't you just heat-treat it to remove the temper,
>> > then machine it using a cutting tool as usual?
>>
>> Because it's quicker and easier to use the lathe and
>> a dremel to achieve the same end result?
> Fair enough.
> BTH
> (See George? That's all that was necessary.)
You're the one who wanted to heat it up, not me
Posted by antonye on February 11, 2010, 4:06 pm
BT Humble wrote:
> antonye wrote:
> > BTHumble wrote:
> > > Why didn't you just heat-treat it to remove the temper,
> > > then machine it using a cutting tool as usual?
> > Because it's quicker and easier to use the lathe and
> > a dremel to achieve the same end result?
> Fair enough.
I would be worried about the quality of the bush if it
was to be heat treated and then re-treated once cut;
you'd never know if the result was as good as the original
and I think this method would be beyond the remit of most
garage hobbyists anyway.
--
Antony
Posted by Fraser Johnston on February 10, 2010, 9:07 pm
> We've put up another episode of our show about motorbike DIY. I needed
> a new hardened steel spacer for my Cagiva's swingarm linkage so Trent
> cut a Ducati one down using a Dremel attached to the toolpost of a
> lathe.
>
http://www.garagenight.tv/ep-14-dremel-on-a-lathe-rear-suspension-overhaul-part-1/
> Waz from Garage Night TV
Great to see a new episode. Always enjoy them. Will watch it tonight after
work.
Fraser
Posted by Marty H on February 11, 2010, 2:10 am
> > We've put up another episode of our show about motorbike DIY. I needed
> > a new hardened steel spacer for my Cagiva's swingarm linkage so Trent
> > cut a Ducati one down using a Dremel attached to the toolpost of a
> > lathe.
> >http://www.garagenight.tv/ep-14-dremel-on-a-lathe-rear-suspension-ove ...
> > Waz from Garage Night TV
> Great to see a new episode. Always enjoy them. Will watch it tonight after
> work.
> Fraser
they are good stuff, and seeing I picked up my new 950 Adventure S
last night, they will come in doubly handy
mh
Posted by Knobdoodle on February 15, 2010, 4:10 am
> Heh... an' I thought depleted uranium was dense... Then along comes
> "George".
There are black-holes less dense than ol' Stupid-George.
(Brighter too!)
--
Clem
(http://xkcd.com/621/ )
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>> BTHumble wrote:
>>
>> > Why didn't you just heat-treat it to remove the temper,
>> > then machine it using a cutting tool as usual?
>>
>> Because it's quicker and easier to use the lathe and
>> a dremel to achieve the same end result?
> Fair enough.
> BTH
> (See George? That's all that was necessary.)