yes, but i'm wanting to know if there is a way to support a longer piece so i can speed up the processAre you trying to make inserts without live threading. I'm not sure I'm following what your trying to do.
i can make the inserts and i do have the die holder on my lathee. I was just asking if there was a faster way to cut a longer length of rod to a smaller size, since this material is flexing when i try to do any length longer than 2.5 inches at a timeMetal split die in a tailstock holder.
Pretty straight forward and simple.
Do the i.d. work after it's installed
my question has still gone unanswered with hydex i i have made them from tomahawk, maple, etc. Hydex too, however my question is only with hydex. Time to move on from this threadI've used juma, hydex, phenolic.
All thread pretty easy when done correctly
Thank you , that's the info i neededIf you are just trying to turn a 0.525" rod, what you want is a traveling steady rest.
Juma is more "powdery" when you turn it and if you make inserts and the wall thickness is quite slim, I can see it being a bigger chance that will crack than Hydex.How well does juma hold up as an insert?
No trouble yet. With what your trying to do in length.my question has still gone unanswered with hydex i i have made them from tomahawk, maple, etc. Hydex too, however my question is only with hydex. Time to move on from this thread
So Mr Webb how well does juma hold up as an insert, does it last
For now too much time involved making inserts from hydex, i have brass inserts, brass blanks, and phenolic inserts. Hydex works great for ferrules for nowNo trouble yet. With what your trying to do in length.
Good luck
Make some and evaluate as you go.
That's the way it's done!
These are hydex not jumaFor now too much time involved making inserts from hydex, i have brass inserts, brass blanks, and phenolic inserts. Hydex works great for ferrules for now