Uncle Bryan
XS650 Addict
So I decided to make a set solid handlebar bushings. Go ahead, be honest, how'd they turn out?
I sure did. Arn't they fabulousHmmm did you post the right pic?
Spin the top of the work AWAY from you when using the hacksaw for a parting tool. That way the wall gets it instead of you if you snag up or otherwise lose control. Install the blade backward on the frame so you still get the handle.
Yup, that's how I was taught to do it too. However, my reflexes aren't what they used to be so my hands tend to forget to let go of the hacksaw and I have found that I don't like getting sucked into the lathe as much as I used to.Spin the top of the work AWAY from you when using the hacksaw for a parting tool. That way the wall gets it instead of you if you snag up or otherwise lose control. Install the blade backward on the frame so you still get the handle.
For those that don't know, this is a "rocker post". It's how the lathe holds the cutting bit. It saddens me to realize that 2Many is right and they just don't use these anymore because it takes too much time to set them up, but they allow you almost infinite cutting angles and bit sharping angles too.Not many of us left anymore using rocker posts, a dying skill. How do you tighten that chuck?....