[Jewelry making - Article 01281] - Re: [Orchid] High speed spindle

[Jeff Demand]

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Todd,

    I believe that the ER16 spindle has less run out than the old one
    but other than the difference in effective tool tip diameter I'm not
    pulling out my wallet just yet. Step over and the actual interface
    between the bit and the wax have always been my priorities. Finish
    come from the tool tip. 

    Yes the compaction problem is no fun, and it's probably not caused
    by partial melting. I mill alumilite plastic resin which doesn't melt
    and have the same problems. For wax one trick which works is a very
    slow drip feed of ~50/50 isopropyl alcohol and dish soap. Just enough
    to make a frothy mess, an IV drip works well. I didn't need an
    enclosure just some containment. But it is really corrosive on HSS
    tools, I never tried it with carbide. 

    One day I reached my limit and snapped over the dental pick work...
    no little screen blaster would suffice, but a real pressure washer
    from the local hardware store. Awkward to use, surprisingly almost
    every wax survives with no damage, and it does a nice job cleaning
    decks :-) 

Jeff
Demand Designs
Analog/Digital Modelling & Goldsmithing
http://www.gmavt.net/~jdemand
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