Free 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook:  
Get 2,000+ tool plans, full site access, and more.

User Tag List

Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Flowforming - GIF

  1. #1
    Jon
    Jon is online now Jon has agreed the Seller's Terms of Service
    Administrator
    Supporting Member
    Jon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Colorado, USA
    Posts
    25,446
    Thanks
    7,925
    Thanked 38,618 Times in 11,284 Posts

    Flowforming - GIF

    Flowforming.





    Previously:

    Metal spinning header end cap - GIF
    Copper forming - GIF

    186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook

  2. The Following 8 Users Say Thank You to Jon For This Useful Post:

    Andyt (Jul 10, 2019), baja (Jul 12, 2019), Lee Bell (Jul 9, 2019), mwmkravchenko (Jul 13, 2019), Scotsman Hosie (Jul 13, 2019), Seedtick (Jul 9, 2019), Syko Triker (Jul 10, 2019), that_other_guy (Jul 9, 2019)

  3. #2
    Supporting Member jdurand's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2019
    Location
    Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
    Posts
    1,456
    Thanks
    126
    Thanked 742 Times in 416 Posts

    jdurand's Tools
    You can do that on a mini-lathe, too.

    Flowforming - GIF-graving.jpg

    2000 Tool Plans

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to jdurand For This Useful Post:

    baja (Jul 12, 2019)

  5. #3
    Supporting Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Hinchinbrook QLD
    Posts
    323
    Thanks
    44
    Thanked 138 Times in 84 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by jdurand View Post
    You can do that on a mini-lathe, too.
    What sort of wall thickness were you able to achieve?
    And was that for a particular purpose or were you just experimenting?

  6. #4
    Supporting Member Radioman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    209
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked 87 Times in 53 Posts

    Radioman's Tools
    I’m thinking the coolant was not used for the video?
    Seemed like a lot of heat building up.

  7. #5
    Supporting Member jdurand's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2019
    Location
    Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
    Posts
    1,456
    Thanks
    126
    Thanked 742 Times in 416 Posts

    jdurand's Tools
    I don't remember the wall thickness, I was making a punch for some soft material. So, the ID was the only thing I cared about.

  8. #6
    Supporting Member hemmjo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2017
    Posts
    2,542
    Thanks
    224
    Thanked 1,446 Times in 820 Posts

    hemmjo's Tools
    I had to do some experimenting after Jon posted those previous videos of the copper forming. This is just 3/4" copper tube down to about 1/2"

    Flowforming - GIF-copper-forming.jpg

    I just ground a piece of HS Steel cutting tool to a rounded profile. I was not able to polish the surface as much as necessary to get a really nice finish. You notice the surface is a bit rough, I feel like if I spent the time polishing the tool surface, the result would be much better.



    186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook

  9. The Following User Says Thank You to hemmjo For This Useful Post:

    Jon (Jul 14, 2019)

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •