Anyone into tools or machining?

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Anyone gotten into lathes/mills machining and tools in general?

 
i have a wood lathe.

dormammu said:
Ever built a pool cue?
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Man, i actually want to make one of those. one of the guys at the wood store said it was a bad idea because it needs to be a type of wood that doesn't warp with time. He probably has tons of experience and his advice is probably sound... but i ain't no punk so i'm gonna try it anyway.
 
How accurate do u need to be? A 4 jaw chuck is going to be more accurate 3 jaw chucks tend to not be great at centering sometimes. Also take it off and check the spindle
 
I work with this stuff and I barely understand it. CNC machines, G Code, EDM etc.
 
MMA since 1993 said:
i have a wood lathe.


Man, i actually want to make one of those. one of the guys at the wood store said it was a bad idea because it needs to be a type of wood that doesn't warp with time. He probably has tons of experience and his advice is probably sound... but i ain't no punk so i'm gonna try it anyway.
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That warning sounds a lot like useful advice on choice of materials.
 
MMA since 1993 said:
i have a wood lathe.


Man, i actually want to make one of those. one of the guys at the wood store said it was a bad idea because it needs to be a type of wood that doesn't warp with time. He probably has tons of experience and his advice is probably sound... but i ain't no punk so i'm gonna try it anyway.
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Dont cheap out. I always shudder when I see friends spend 1200 on a custom cue and I can tell the materials are all plain stuff.

I bought a block of ebony for making inlays for about $25 and its the hardest wood I've ever seen. It runs around $200 a square foot in so cal but a 1x1x32 piece, if you can find it would only be like $50.

All im saying is go exotic.
 
ToxicShocker said:
Dont cheap out. I always shudder when I see friends spend 1200 on a custom cue and I can tell the materials are all plain stuff.

I bought a block of ebony for making inlays for about $25 and its the hardest wood I've ever seen. It runs around $200 a square foot in so cal but a 1x1x32 piece, if you can find it would only be like $50.

All im saying is go exotic.
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I have a buddy that was trained by Diekmann and he's been using elk horn as inlays lately. I'm surprised at how good they're turning out.
 
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I'm into woodworking but I'm not good, at all.
 
jefferz said:
I have a buddy that was trained by Diekmann and he's been using elk horn as inlays lately. I'm surprised at how good they're turning out.
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Great builder, sad to say he actually passed away this summer
 
I want to get a 3D printer one day
 
Manly stuff in the berry?

I can operate a lathe but it’s not my bag of beans. I’m a mechanic and building tradesmen.
 
Lvnvmma said:
That's a wood lathe, I work on machining metal

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Sorry hope my posts weren't a hijack, I thought they used metal lathes for building cues, granted I know shit. someone mentioned using a metal lathe for building either parts or possibly the whole thing. Remember some comments about them being much more accurate than wood lathes. Maybe I was drunk or something. lol
 
I'm drunk and misred this as a thread about Machida. I'll let myself out...
 
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