I hope it's not too off-topic, as it's not about EMC2, but this is a forum of machinists (please let me know if there are intelligent, well-trafficked lists more intended for this kind of talk).
Anyway, I suddenly realized today that I'm not blowing through my money fast enough ;) and started to look into home anodization kits, and setups, and that lead me eventually to vibratory polishers. The first things I found were the Burr King bench tops, which were great, but quite pricey: http://burrking.thomasnet.com/viewitems/vibratory-bowls-and-chambers/vibra-king-174-bench-top-bowls?&forward=1# Then my gun enthusiast office-mate pointed me toward cheap alternatives: http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?tabid=1&categoryid=19906&categorystring=9315***731***695***8940***&utm_source=facasetumbler&utm_medium=reloadingcat I found some videos of them cleaning bullet casings, their usual use for gun folk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni1cmZtwja0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjGQlKyulqU It looks like decent action, and it fits my price/quietness (live in a tightly-packed LA neighborhood) points. Has anyone in here had experience with this kind of thing? Will it be enough for me? Can these things handle deburring well enough? Whatever I get, I'll find reason to pine for bigger at some point (just as with my mini-mill), but for now, it would be great to deburr, and polish up all of the smaller things I'm making out of 6061-T6. Thanks! -Gary ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
