Engine Turning, A new Spin (Waa Waaahh)

That's interesting! HMMmm... I guess as long as you have less than 50% overlap that will work, too. I dig it!

 

Thats a really good idea!


Speed, mine is closer to 1250 if I had to guess. I didn't change the speed so whatever it was set for drilling when I got it is where it is at!

 

Sorry, maybe I missed the post/reason. Why the slow speed??

 

I just mentioned that I wasn't spinning this thing fast. In my case it makes a good pattern but doesn't fling WD40 all over the place!

 

Whoa! That's fast. My sandpaper/sticky foam method would never hold up at that speed!

 

Thank You
I will be doing that to our GMC motor home dash

 

Glad I found this. ;-)

 

Cool tech Cactus1

nice work Tman good looking dash

 

Oh, okay. Thought maybe you found some sweet spot speed for engine turning or something. HAHA!

Your S-shape "down and back" method got me thinking about the other patterns I've seen that were radial, and different variations of overlap. Do you (or anyone else) have a link to a guide for doing other patterns?? How to set up, space everything, etc.??

 

Hell, you had the most links on your blog! I just did a search and am learing. Interested in a sunburst pattern for the insert

 

HAHA! Yeah, I found a ton of stuff. The sunburst is REALLY cool! No idea how they start it though... HA! Have some thoughts on how it might be done, but most of thoughts end with questions like "well if they set it up this way, how do they stay in the patter if 'this' is happening at the same time?"...

By the way, I didn't find the picture I was looking for. I'll drag the X-Y table up here that I made and get a picture for you guys. It's the perfect size for a small dash panel. Maybe someone can get some ideas off it.

 

Okay! Took some new pictures of this little X-Y table I made. Again, just for small stuff, but if you're looking for ideas, this is one way to do small stuff....

Nothin' fancy!



Marked every 1/4"

 

Looks good! I would love to find some s**** gear material I am thinking the cogged track on the side of your drill press integrated ino a table like mine or yours?

 

Or just gut a cheap-o drill press for the parts?

 

Nice Scott. Your picture has me thinking... don't guillotine-type paper cutters have a grid pattern etched in them? That could be used as a ready-made lower table. I guess the trick will be finding a worn out one for not much $$. Just thinking out loud here.

 

Back in the 70's,I had a friend do his engine turning by sticking a pencil in a drill press.He'd dip his eraser in some compound and then start turning.

 

This is the simplest way I have found. Fine wire brush (taped to prevent flaring ) diameter determined by the pattern you want. Flatten the cutting edge on a bench grinder. The board is slotted in increments (to determine the pattern you want ) Chuck in a drill press, set the stop and go at it. I engine turned the attached panel in about 30 minutes. Works on polished stainless or aluminum.

 

Bert, can you expand on your indexing method?