Long time lurker, first time poster, I recently bought myself a mini lathe and am using it as a light at the end of the tunnel for finals week, I want to bang out a bunch of props over winter break and was just trying to get everything I need for when the time comes. On my list is to finish a Graflex that I made from an aluminum tube a long time ago, I never made the button or glass eye for it. I have a QCTP for my lathe and it came with a knurling attachment to do diamond knurls, but I need a wheel to do straight knurls. Looking at reference from this thread :
http://www.therpf.com/f79/graflex-variations-facts-vs-replica-144206/?highlight=graflex+button+knurl
and a CAD drawing I have of Luke's lightsaber, I calculated that for the .75 inch diameter button, the circumference would be 2.36 inches and if I counted the teeth from the above view in the thread on the knurl patterns, there is 50 or 51 teeth. Meaning I would need 20 teeth per inch on the wheel, right?
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing and know what I should do? Anyone know a place to get cheap knurling wheels? McMaster sells the size I need for almost $14 but I'll get killed on shipping for just the one wheel.
The holder I have accepts 1/2in diameter wheels, 3/16 wide and a 3/16 hole.
Long story short, does anyone know what type of knurling wheel i need to make the knurls on a graflex red button/glass eye and where I could get one for cheap?
http://www.therpf.com/f79/graflex-variations-facts-vs-replica-144206/?highlight=graflex+button+knurl
and a CAD drawing I have of Luke's lightsaber, I calculated that for the .75 inch diameter button, the circumference would be 2.36 inches and if I counted the teeth from the above view in the thread on the knurl patterns, there is 50 or 51 teeth. Meaning I would need 20 teeth per inch on the wheel, right?
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing and know what I should do? Anyone know a place to get cheap knurling wheels? McMaster sells the size I need for almost $14 but I'll get killed on shipping for just the one wheel.
The holder I have accepts 1/2in diameter wheels, 3/16 wide and a 3/16 hole.
Long story short, does anyone know what type of knurling wheel i need to make the knurls on a graflex red button/glass eye and where I could get one for cheap?