/tags/lathe/ Recent content in Lathe on Hugo -- gohugo.io en Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:00:38 -0500 /posts/week15new/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:00:38 -0500 /posts/week15new/ This week I machined the Piston for the float. The first step was to cut the stock I was going to use, I used about 3.5" of stock, as I needed material to hang on to, and some lee way to approach the final dimensions. The Next steps were on the lathe. I first faced the front to give myself a good z reference face. Then I faced the outside Diameter to dimension. /posts/week5/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:29:32 -0400 /posts/week5/ This week I learned how to use the lathe. This is because I was waiting on parts to arrive, which they now have, in perfect timing so I can start the next phase of the float. So in this little down time in the float project I decided to do this as I will also need it later on in the project, to turn the aluminum piston. I started this project by quickly and simply modeling the ring in CAD, and then printing out a drawing of the part that would be used in the machining phase.