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Author:  ball [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:24 am ]
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New project time.

I have a stack of high school kids coming in for an "industry visit" next week and I thought I really should prepare something for it.

I have been wanting to make a billet chess set for a couple of years now so I scrounged up some scabby aluminium and started drawing up the pieces.

I have to order some decent material tomorrow and I should have the rest drawn and programmed by the time my material arrives.

These are 2 sample pawns I turned up today. They look a bit shitty as I was playing around with speeds and feeds and had to polish some machine marks out.

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Author:  sogone [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:34 am ]
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They look like the towel rack ends ya can buy from bunnings.
Author:  ellis [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:39 am ]
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how will u make the other peices like the knights?
Author:  Lil_Rat [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:51 am ]
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That looks mint 8) . Cant wait to see the whole thing.
Author:  ball [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:01 pm ]
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ellis wrote:
how will u make the other peices like the knights?


do the odd shape ends in the mill
Author:  sideways [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:19 pm ]
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ball wrote:
New project time.

I have a stack of high school kids coming in for an "industry visit" next week and I thought I really should prepare something for it.

I have been wanting to make a billet chess set for a couple of years now so I scrounged up some scabby aluminium and started drawing up the pieces.

I have to order some decent material tomorrow and I should have the rest drawn and programmed by the time my material arrives.

These are 2 sample pawns I turned up today. They look a bit shitty as I was playing around with speeds and feeds and had to polish some machine marks out.


Yeah, really shit, you should be ashamed of yourself. :P

I wish I had a metal lathe, and the skills to use it. :oops:

Can't wait to see the other pieces done! :helloo:
Author:  lump_a_charcoal [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:04 pm ]
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They would rather watch you blow some shit up than check out your pawn collection.
Author:  Rusho [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:49 pm ]
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I will put an order in for a set now please Mr.Ball :helloo:
Author:  ball [ Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:35 pm ]
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Rusho wrote:
I will put an order in for a set now please Mr.Ball :helloo:


I will see how the rest turn out before I look at hocking any off :wink:
Author:  CompTruck [ Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:19 pm ]
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mad pawns bro
Author:  lump_a_charcoal [ Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:58 pm ]
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You should shot peen them!
Author:  shep [ Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:24 pm ]
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lump_a_charcoal wrote:
You should shot peen them!


i dunno what that means however it sounds cool :wink:
Author:  royce [ Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:04 pm ]
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lump_a_charcoal wrote:
You should shot peen them!


Just one sides set, so you know which is which
Author:  ball [ Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:10 pm ]
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royce wrote:
lump_a_charcoal wrote:
You should shot peen them!


Just one sides set, so you know which is which


One side will be anodised.

Just have to find a decent power supply to set it up 8)
Author:  bakerboy [ Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:49 pm ]
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ball wrote:
royce wrote:
lump_a_charcoal wrote:
You should shot peen them!


Just one sides set, so you know which is which


One side will be anodised.

Just have to find a decent power supply to set it up 8)


Will this do?
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