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08-08-2017 #51
Use paint remover, it is faster and make the paint leave in flakes, so no dust to worry about.
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08-08-2017 #52
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08-08-2017 #53
what are the parts you are painting there made from?
In my experience aluminium doesn't massively like to be painted... generally found results were lacking unless an etch primer was used.
Needless to say, regardless of the metal type you need to be meticulous about degreasing first too. A good soak and scrub in hot water with either some proper degreaser or washing up liquid will help a lot with getting a lasting finish.
What parts are you worried about wear on? Mating surfaces shouldn't be moving really once assembled so I wouldn't be overly concerned about wear and tear on them.
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08-08-2017 #54
Well.. Im not really worried about wear.. more about rust :) The surfaces under the bearings should be okay since they are tight but when painting I mask of a little more then required so that I dont get paint in the wrong place ;)
The router will have its home in a shed I built in my backyard.
I will have some heat in there but it can probably get pretty moist in spring and fall.
All my plates are steel right now.
But because I made some mistakes on my Z dropplate and have to redo it I'm probably gonna do it in aluminium.
Good advice about the washing! Thanks..
Before I painted now I just scrubbed the parts down with an alkoholbased degreaser..
There are many things to think about when taking the leap and building yourself a machine! Sometimes it's hard not to forget some crucial step when you are progressing :)
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10-08-2017 #55
AAAaHHGrrr just broke a tap in a hole for my master rail on the X axis.. frustrating as hell!!
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10-08-2017 #57
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10-08-2017 #58
could be worse, could have snapped off flush with the hole....
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10-08-2017 #59
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10-08-2017 #60
ah when you said ready for new holes with the new tap I thought your problem was solved so assumed the old tap was extracted!
Shame it's all steel, you could have dissolved the old tap if it was stuck in aluminium. I don't suppose you have suitable welding equipment to Tig weld something to the top of the tap?
edit - oooh, useful if it's a straight flute tap http://www.waltontools.com/products/remvtap.htm
double edit - some ideas here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZsjj7pqBXc
triple edit - cromwell have a nice selection of tap extractors https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/hand...ctors/03020107Last edited by Zeeflyboy; 10-08-2017 at 09:54 PM.
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