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Post by Pat on Sept 26, 2023 22:08:51 GMT -5
What a huge difference! Looks great!
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Post by khara on Sept 27, 2023 2:11:26 GMT -5
Wow, very nice.👍👍 I like all your project progress photos. I tend to do the same thing. I’m impressed though with your cost spreadsheet!🤓🤣 I think I’d be afraid to see the results of that after some of my projects. But, like you said, this will last a whole nother lifetime now. I don’t do much tumbling lately but have wanted an arbor for some rougher grinding and quick material removal and even for tools.
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Post by liveoak on Sept 27, 2023 6:17:33 GMT -5
Nice job on the restoration  Priceless !
Patty
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2023 7:25:30 GMT -5
You did an excellent job restoring that Poly arbor!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2023 9:34:07 GMT -5
You did an excellent job restoring that Poly arbor! Thanks Jared! That means a lot coming from you. Looking forward to seeing your new Lortone! I'm a fan of the two wheel arbors. Did you happen to see my previous arbor build? |
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Post by lorney on Sept 27, 2023 10:05:18 GMT -5
Great job. It is nice to see the costs broken down in such great detail. Thanks for taking the time and sharing it.
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Post by dillonf on Sept 27, 2023 18:24:49 GMT -5
Good job man! That looks brand new.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2023 7:17:52 GMT -5
That looks amazing and I know how much work it is to do something like that.
I'm thinking about stripping the paint off my latest arbor since so much of it has already chipped off and that Lortone sticker is peeling off. Since it's cast aluminum I'm thinking about not repainting it at all but rather just sanding it smooth.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2023 21:21:30 GMT -5
That looks amazing and I know how much work it is to do something like that. I'm thinking about stripping the paint off my latest arbor since so much of it has already chipped off and that Lortone sticker is peeling off. Since it's cast aluminum I'm thinking about not repainting it at all but rather just sanding it smooth. That bare aluminum look would look good with the aluminum hood. I don't see why not. I guess I just powder coated to protect it from scratches and to make it easier to clean. The casting process left quite a few tiny vesicles up close that the powder somewhat bridged over. I assume you've bead blasted before, that's what I would recommend for stripping the paint, it's a lot of fun to do and so fast. You should anodize your hoods! I wanted to do that on my parts but it doesn't work well with cast aluminum. Your sheet aluminum would probably look really good tho I never thought about anodizing parts but it would look really good. |
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Post by Rockoonz on Sept 29, 2023 12:18:18 GMT -5
Anodizing fresh aluminum would be ideal for the process, it is really good to seal it. I wonder how it works over tig wire on the welded joints. I have a fab shop 20 minutes away where he builds blacksmith trailers and other stuff, going to ask him to make up the frame for my cabbing machine with his large bending brake. I will also ask him about finishing processes for aluminum.
I have learned with my old Tiny Trim saw that adding some types of silica to saw water in that cast saw tub results in an interesting gel if I forget to clean it out afterwards. It might be the slightly elevated PH of the AZ well water here, not sure but it happens, maybe I'm making opal???
Old castings are pretty porous, I definitely would seal them with something. I'm exploring the idea of using cerakote, with a 150 degrees F cross link temperature the oven is easy. It is also very durable.
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Post by Mel on Sept 30, 2023 18:53:53 GMT -5
That unit looks amazing now.
I also REALLY appreciate the spreadsheet financial tracking because I always forget to track what things cost & like to know what others are paying for parts etc. as a good guideline.
A project to be proud of, regardless of the cost.
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Post by Tommy on Dec 25, 2023 11:57:46 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! I used it for the first time today. Daaang fresh diamond wheels are so nice. It grinds faster than I imagined. I've never driven a nice, new car but I bet this is a similar feeling. I can feel a lot of potential in this machine and the start of a long ownership. Hi @hefty I'm a little late to the party but I just found your project write up and WOWZERS it's a beautiful job you did. It literally looks better than new. I've was super happy to add it to the refurb section of the DIY Lapidary Projects page - thanks again for such a killer project and writeup. |
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Maybe you can post some pictures here
Maybe you can post some pictures here