I Have The Power!! (Burnishing)
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The video demonstrates a power burnishing tool being tested on a lathe to improve surface finish and hardness of metal parts. The creator experiments with different RPMs and pressure settings to achieve optimal results, finding that higher speeds and moderate pressure produce the best burnishing effect. This technique could be useful for machinists looking to enhance the quality and durability of their metal components without additional machining steps.
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Ever try power burnishing? I hadn't. At least not on purpose. *blush* In this video I'm copying a tool I saw online and testing it on the lathe to see if I get something useful out of it. -------- Bongo Madness - Quincas Moreira
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13:39 you did not know which way was "up" until just now!
I don’t know if anybody cares, but I do a similar process on aluminum blades for propellers and we use 2000 psi on our cold roller. It makes it very shiny finish and more importantly hardens the specific radius to prevent cracks.
....or using a self_centring punch jusr peen the pin at both ends
Why carve out a pocket for the ball to sit inside when you could have just rounded and threaded the outside of the tool and used a cap with a hole for the ball to poke out a bit? The threads would have given you a bit of slack adjustment, and you could have made the cap out of something like bronze
Try dropping the feed rate? If the ball bearing is lined up exactly with the groove that might not work quite so well ?
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