[Jewelry making - Article 01259] - Re: [Orchid] High speed spindle

[Todd Welti]

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>     A superior surface finish is the combination of many things, a
>     rigid, accurate mill, an accurate spindle, cleanly ground cutters
>     and the proper feed and speeds. Fixing one doesn't necessarily fix
>     the others. 

    A related question then: would upgrading to an ER16 spindle be likely
    to get me a better finish than the "stock" spindle my Taig came with?
    I haven't measured the runout yet on my existing spindle, I suppose I
    will. My biggest problem has been bits of compacted wax in some
    recesses of the model, where there are sharp corners particularly. I
    have tried using the 'Masterblaster' high pressure water sprayer that
    some people advocate (doesn't work for me). I have tried ultrasound
    (no good for this), toothbrush (with and without various mild wax
    solvents), and a few other things. The best result so far is manually
    cleaning with sharp instruments, very labour intensive. I think the
    nex thing to try would be running the toolpath again, as some have
    suggested. Perhaps a different wax (I'm using purple - perhaps try
    green?). 

Todd Welti
Living Color Opal and Intarsia
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