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Got a little more done today but procrastination was running high as I decided I needed a digital readout for drilling to depth...

My notes from earlier kitless rollervalls showed I needed a hole for the refill that was 65.4mm. What a crazy level of precision needed! My new DRO came in really handy...just a very cheap digital caliper from eBay, a saw, some wood and spray paint and at last a workshop use for the seat post clamps I bought ten years ago?

Once drilled I started turning the barrel to size with light tailstock support. Ideally I'd have less of the blank sticking out bit I'm using a spindle thread adapter and I can't get any more of the blank onto the collet. I aim for about 15mm and ill do the final shaping on a closed end mandrel later. I'm thinking of putting a different coloured inset into the end...

I used a round skew for the shaping but I can only get the toolrest within 30mm of the blank. I'd much rather be closer...New short tool rest on my shopping list!

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[QUOTE="sfurini, post: 241635, member: 1141"] Got a little more done today but procrastination was running high as I decided I needed a digital readout for drilling to depth... My notes from earlier kitless rollervalls showed I needed a hole for the refill that was 65.4mm. What a crazy level of precision needed! My new DRO came in really handy...just a very cheap digital caliper from eBay, a saw, some wood and spray paint and at last a workshop use for the seat post clamps I bought ten years ago? [IMG]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160407/0be2f3fb45a4ea8c960a08c234d81c9b.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160407/bdfe84186c08d3838aa1be1d44264599.jpg[/IMG] Once drilled I started turning the barrel to size with light tailstock support. Ideally I'd have less of the blank sticking out bit I'm using a spindle thread adapter and I can't get any more of the blank onto the collet. I aim for about 15mm and ill do the final shaping on a closed end mandrel later. I'm thinking of putting a different coloured inset into the end... I used a round skew for the shaping but I can only get the toolrest within 30mm of the blank. I'd much rather be closer...New short tool rest on my shopping list! [IMG]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160407/c4108f8ba40681ce7fa1e701280c34e8.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160407/5911a3d12447192fe83148b9420f78f1.jpg[/IMG] Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]

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