Re: FINISHED IT UP WITH A GRINDER - Using A Lathe To Install a Goose Neck Hitch

"Snag"  wrote in message news:veq34c$2khi8$1@dont-email.me...
On 10/16/2024 10:37 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Snag"  wrote in message news:vepqs0$2jh1r$1@dont-email.me...
   I'm happy if both flutes actually cut on a freehand grind . My DD only has a collet for up to 1/2" so ...
Snag
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I bought a separate DD 3/4" chuck which works in my 1/2" DD.

I considered it but I only have like 4 bits over 1/2" that I use and
those not all that often .
Snag
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My larger bits are mostly S&D with 1/2" shanks, so I made a 5C collet tightening cap with a 1/2" alignment bushing to surface grind them in the end mill fixture. I haven't yet dulled a bit larger than the 3/4" the DD will accept to test it. Perhaps making it was good insurance I wouldn't need to use it.
The cap and its spanner wrench were small enough for the goodie bag I took to job interviews to show I have mechanical as well as electronic skills, which helped get me into Segway. Being able to design and machine what I wanted saved me from having to beg a mechanical engineer's assistance and accept their idea of what the mainly electronic problem required, they would make the often correct assumption that an electronic tech knew nothing of mechanical design. Mitre and Segway let me charge for time in my home shop.