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I received a piece of 6061 aluminum in the mail and my wife is working today ... guess where I've been ? So far I have the hole for the collet sleeve machined and the bottom side counter bored for the sleeve nut that will retain it . That was done on the lathe with the chunk clamped to a face plate , and worked out great . I'll be getting the vice set up on the mill to machine the flat surfaces next . I was going to take a ride on the Harley tomorrow , but yesterday's

4+ inches of rain has washed out the road ... and with all the rain it's too wet to plow so I can't work in the garden ... so I guess I'll spend tomorrow out in the shop too !
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Snag
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How big of a piece of metal do you need? Seems like a lot of work to make it out of 6061. This from a guy who burns through 6061 all day long in his day.

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Bob La Londe

I got what I need ... I learned a lot the first time around , this one is going quite smoothly . The Chunk started out as a 1 1/2 x 3 x 6 inch piece . It now has a 1.5" hole in one end , and by this time tomorrow it will bear little resemblance to the the original piece .

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Snag

...by this time tomorrow it will bear little resemblance to the the original piece . Snag

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Good luck. I hope it closely resembles an end mill sharpening fixture. Since it's aluminum it won't be a good excuse to buy a surface grinder.

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Jim Wilkins

I was thinking this is a real tool makers tool. I don't know if I would put in that much work to make it out of aluminum.

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Bob La Londe

This part is not stressed enough to warrant making it from steel ... the parts that need to be , such as the collet holder and associated bits are steel .

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Snag

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