Re:Hand Scraping a Truly Flat Plane (1908) [pdf]
by paypalcust83 on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:49PM
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It's interesting to get more precise and accurate machines out of the ones came before.
These days, if you want to get milling and grinding down to 1 micron without lapping using only your own expertise and some parts from eBay (air bearings and precision-ground slabs):
Re:Hand Scraping a Truly Flat Plane (1908) [pdf]
by jbay on Friday April 17, 2020 @02:24AM
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It wasn't nearly so easy. Dan hand-scraped in several surfaces on the lathe; for example the headstock, to get the axis parallel to the ways, and so on.
These days, if you want to get milling and grinding down to 1 micron without lapping using only your own expertise and some parts from eBay (air bearings and precision-ground slabs):
https://youtu.be/sFrVdoOhu1Q
The creator (Dan Gelbart) demonstrates nitrogen-tight parts without bearings, and claims zero wear or lubrication needs.
#AvEclub