Thread: Tutorial: Making solid washers.

Step four:

Drilling.

Now I drill the hole, this is a centering drill with 1,6 mm point and 30 degres shoulders.

Drill deep enough to get about 0,5 mm taper on the hole if you want to file the pin flush with the washer later, otherwise just drill to the washers thickness.

Step five:

Cutting off the washer.

Now, before you cut it off you might want to polish it, I leave that for you to decide!

Remember the "zero z axis" thing? Now, move the steel to cut of the washer at wanted thickness and remember how much you move it!

Cut of the washer and be mindful of where it falls down, these tiny things has a gift of dissapearing when not kept an eye on!
In the same operation just keep feeding the x axis to it's zero point. (remember, you set that on step three)

There you go, you are already at step four of the second washer and you can keep going as long as the rod has enoung length outside the chuck.

So, some washers are ready, I will be back with pinning and filing flush later. Enjoy!

Thanks. this has been added to the wiki.

Making Solid Washers - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Thanks for this!

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Thanks. this has been added to the wiki.

Making Solid Washers - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Sweet!


(now I can take it off my forever-putoff todo list )