Working with Aluminium
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 1:20 am
Aluminium is really easy to work with but getting rid of the swarf is a night mare my Shed looks like a bomb has been dropped in it.
My wood lathe has an extraction system on it. My small metal lathe that I mainly use for Acrylics has an extraction system on it. For my main metal lathe I use magnetic wands to remove the swarf and generally tidy up as I go.
I have been doing a lot of work on the Mill in Aluminium and the place is full of swarf. As well as work stuff I have been trying to source a cleaning rod guide for my Ruger precision in 6.5 Creedmoor for the last 18 month with out any luck.
So I decided to machine one my self. So I did with out any issues except for lots of Aluminium swarf.
So how do you Guys clean up using Aluminium on your lathes or Mills..
My wood lathe has an extraction system on it. My small metal lathe that I mainly use for Acrylics has an extraction system on it. For my main metal lathe I use magnetic wands to remove the swarf and generally tidy up as I go.
I have been doing a lot of work on the Mill in Aluminium and the place is full of swarf. As well as work stuff I have been trying to source a cleaning rod guide for my Ruger precision in 6.5 Creedmoor for the last 18 month with out any luck.
So I decided to machine one my self. So I did with out any issues except for lots of Aluminium swarf.
So how do you Guys clean up using Aluminium on your lathes or Mills..