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Step 30Lathe Tool for Rubber

Lathe Tool for Rubber

Star says: Charles figured out how to drill/lathe rubber, with this specialized lathe cutoff tool at MITERS

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Oct 27, 2008. 3:47 PMscafool says:

Is that an x-acto knife in the tool holder?

Oct 28, 2008. 7:13 PM

stasterisk says:

yes, it's an exacto knife

Jun 25, 2008. 9:14 AMkill-a-watt says:

that looks like a cutoff tool. How did he shape it? I've heard the way to go is to soak the urethane piece in dry ice/acetone bath and then mount and quickly lathe with standard tools. Never tried it though.

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...