How to ensure a good quality knurl
Mick B1 | 31/07/2018 22:17:03 |
2444 forum posts 139 photos | Well, I never knew there was so much in knurling. I bought an Ebay cheapie at about £9.99 IIRC, and it does this:- Bear in mind that bit of brass has been kicking about in my scrap tub for a few months since I knurled it. The knurl wheels are hard and sharp, but the holder could've been made by a semi-skilled mediaeval blacksmith - I keep having to pinch its cheeks together in the vice when the force and the coarse feed loosen them off. I run slow, lean hard and don't do no fancy calculations. When it finally breaks I'll buy another. Here's another example of its result:- The blue things are titanium. |
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