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Cutting polygons on a lathe

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:38 pm
by MikeNash
Mechanical types will like this! (The duff music adds to it!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGq-9NNmr3o

And the animation at

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8320827327

shows how its done! Regards, MikeN.

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:43 pm
by bigginger
Nah, couldn't possibly work... :D

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:50 pm
by eastona
I worked in an engineering workshop where we had one of these to make BIG nuts and bolts. With 3 cutting blades to make a hexagonal head. Cool.

Andrew