On Wednesday 12 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>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-k
>ing-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&categor
>ystring=9315***731***695***8940***&utm_source=facasetumbler&utm_medium=reloa
>dingcat
>
>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
>
I have the Lyman version, and have used it on steel, but the media
abrasiveness I have, the red or green stuff, needs help for steel, 2 days
didn't cut the hot roll scale off, just polished the edges a bit. It might
be just the ticket for alu parts though. If it wasn't for the weight of
river sand spoiling the jiggle, it might work pretty decent on steel but I've
not actually tried it myself. I also have to run it outside as the hum
pretty well permeates the house when its sitting on a rug on the cement floor
of the basement.
--
Cheers, Gene
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-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
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-- John Sloan
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