[Jewelry making - Article 00157] - Re: [Orchid] Hammer Textured Rolling Mill?

[Dar Shelton]

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    Yeah... I just had to keep pushing the poor thing, and it finally
    gave out. Things were looking good there for a while; I had managed
    to roll a 2.5" by 3.5" piece of tool steel against a master plate
    that had been hammer-textured and hardened. It was hard to get the
    full depth, and the machine --not sure at first if it was the motor,
    the mill, or the chain& sprockets that were making the nasty, loud,
    banging noise-- and towards the end the sandwich got stuck in the
    mill. 

    I backed down in the severity of what I was attempting -- I had taken
    the.062" 0-1 tool steel down to about.055" with hammer texture
    applied, all in one pass on that 2.5 x 3.5 piece-- but apparently it
    was already too late because something froze up as the last thing got
    stuck. Some disassembly revealed the extent of the damage, and it was
    very bad: the bottom roller/shaft had shattered at one end, where it
    narrows down and accepts the gear connecting it to the gearing inside
    the box. 

    Now it's completely taken apart and I've asked Pepe about a
    replacement piece, which I think I can put in and reassemble the
    thing properly. I have to say that this little unit took one hell of
    a beating, far more than could ever have been administered with the
    manual crank handle it was intended to be driven with 

Dar
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