Me: wow, this aluminium turns really nicely! It sounds almost like brass? Ha ha! Imagine if I was turning magnesium without realising!
IMAGINE IF I WAS TURNING MAGNESIUM WITHOUT REALISING.
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That would be CRAZY.
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Keep it, as a backup for you phone flash 😄
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@j lol oops
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@jpm I may have to review my assumptions about a whole bunch o metal…
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While at college I did a week of work experience at Dunlop aviation in Coventry, they make aircraft wheels, I am sure they said the wheels were made from Magnesium and had to be turned and formed in to shape, so this required a LOT of cooling to avoid the magnesium catching fire.
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@j That would be fire.
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@trevorflowers IT WAS SO FIRE https://noise.j-w.au/@j/113196759879597933
Now I have a bit of a mess to deal with... and some decisions to make!
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@j @trevorflowers That is the cutest lathe I've seen for a long time! I didn't know they come in such tiny sizes! :)
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@M0KHR Do an image search for "watchmaker's lathe" to see how small they go. Pictured is my little Unimat which is just barely too big to fit in my pocket. 😸
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@trevorflowers @j That's such a lovely little thing! I think it'll somehow fall into my shopping list now. I'll figure out what I'll be using it for later.
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@M0KHR As far as slippery slopes into rabbit holes, tiny lathes and other watchmaker and jeweler machines are one of the most fun, at least to me.
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@j Oh noooooo!!
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@vk2gpu imagine my surprise!!!
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@j Look, as long as no one (especially not yourself) got hurt in the fun process of figuring that out hah!
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