csr67
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I'm working on a batch of Carbon Fiber Gearshift and Bolt Actions and here's the first one off the lathe. This is my first time using these CF blanks from PSI. They come pre-tubed in 3/8" and each blank is good for two bolts or gearshift pens.
Very easy to work with and the casting turned very nicely using carbide tools. After turning, I sanded dry through 600, then wet through 6 grades of Micro to 12,000. A quick polish on the buffer with some white diamond and then Hutt's plastic polish.
One lesson learned.... If you turn 6 of these in a row, you WILL completely plug up your dust collector with the long strands of plastic shavings. I wondered why the suction was so low and then found a softball sized clump in the grate at my dust collector....:bulgy-eyes:
Very easy to work with and the casting turned very nicely using carbide tools. After turning, I sanded dry through 600, then wet through 6 grades of Micro to 12,000. A quick polish on the buffer with some white diamond and then Hutt's plastic polish.
One lesson learned.... If you turn 6 of these in a row, you WILL completely plug up your dust collector with the long strands of plastic shavings. I wondered why the suction was so low and then found a softball sized clump in the grate at my dust collector....:bulgy-eyes:
