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UHMW flange dies dont work every well

Well I made a 4.5 inch flange die tonight and am less than pleased.  It doesn't make the flange very good.  I cant see if the plastic is giving under pressure or what.  Anyway I will not be making anymore, sorry to get your hopes up (and mine)   but I just dont think they are worth the effort and mess.  It looks like I got 2 feet of snow on my lathe.  I will try other materials and keep you up to date.  Sorry Jesse.

Added by Jesse Hartman on March 16, 2011 at 9:14pm — 4 Comments

UHMW Flange Dies For Sale ??????

  Im thinking about making 3 - 4 sets of flange dies for the ch750.  They will be made out of 1.5 inch thick uhmw.  This is a very hard plastic that is used in cutting boards, skid plates and fake ice skating rinks and a million other things. I guess what im getting at is, would anyone be interested in buying a set of these for 150.00 bucks.  They will be made on a metal lathe and be machined to the specs (or really close to the specs) in the manual.  Not trying to make a killing, just thought… Continue

Added by Jesse Hartman on February 28, 2011 at 4:15pm — 11 Comments

0.125 aluminum angle vs .093 aluminum angle

Hey guys.  Just wondering if anyone has used .125 -3/4-3/4 aluminum angle in place of the .093 angle that the plans call for.

Added by Jesse Hartman on February 23, 2011 at 9:42pm — 9 Comments

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