Engine Turning

I've admired those beautiful aluminum and stainless panels and pieces for many, many years. How, exactly, is it done and can it be done in a home workshop? I'm a polishing freak and would like to take a shot at this.....

 

Eastwood sells eraser type mandrels that go in you drill press..for doing small panels and dashboards....but after that for a large panel i just use a scotch brite disc...just make sure you keep your lins straight....you want to have abot a qaurter of the circle showing from under the overlap..so overlap it by a half and move up by a half...(Circle that is)

 

I have had luck with a wood 1x2 used as fence on the drill press. Adjust it as you go.

 

Do a search for "damascening".

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/search.php?searchid=3027373

 

Here's a tech I did long ago.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36927&highlight=dash

 

No....I can't say it and I can't spell it either.

 

Just click below:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/search.php?searchid=3027373

 

L.A. - You might enjoy this free online brochure;
http://www.pledge.co.uk/pledge_and_aldworth/ref/refconts.htm
Also, visit Eamonn Keogh's site;
http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/et/et.htm

 

holy ****..that like above knocked my socks off