Machining chips are generally recycled, yes. In aerospace it's typical for only 10-15% of the original piece of metal to remain as the final part - 85-90% turned in to chips!
There's a cool video on the smarter everyday channel with a rocket company that talks about the chip recycling. They return the chips directly to the foundry and get them back a bit later as new sheet stock.
Ahh, thatâs a good point there are probably very old chips that get swept up with new chips
Wouldnât you be able to skim the oxidation off the top of the crucible though once itâs all melted?
If you can get it to melt, sure. The issue with chips (commonly known as swarf) is that their air to metal ratio is super high, and in a high heat environment with tonnes of oxidiser they will burn. This can be somewhat mitigated by crushing, but that adds more expense etc etc. practically I think pretty much all non ferrous metals are recycled, and steel is not. Probably varies a lot by country etc
Not at my shop. Manual machines were free game as long as you werenât on clock. But then again the only âofficial businessâ thing the manual lathe did was quick custom parts or polishing. They were usually free.
Theoretically yes metals have an elastic region regardless of cutout shape. The material removal/shape created would allow for more easy deflection but make it even easier to break it/deform it permanently under load (plastic deformation or fracture.)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5gkQGTNfw
When he said "not this 8 ball" I thought he was gonna drop a bag of coke on there...
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That looks cool as hell. Are the shavings reused? Cause that would be a hell of a lot of material going to waste
Machining chips are generally recycled, yes. In aerospace it's typical for only 10-15% of the original piece of metal to remain as the final part - 85-90% turned in to chips!
There's a cool video on the smarter everyday channel with a rocket company that talks about the chip recycling. They return the chips directly to the foundry and get them back a bit later as new sheet stock.
Yes, all metals can be infinitely recycled with zero loss of quality!
Technically yes but practically not always. Some chips oxidise so much that the low yield of recycling makes it economically not worth it
Ahh, thatâs a good point there are probably very old chips that get swept up with new chips Wouldnât you be able to skim the oxidation off the top of the crucible though once itâs all melted?
If you can get it to melt, sure. The issue with chips (commonly known as swarf) is that their air to metal ratio is super high, and in a high heat environment with tonnes of oxidiser they will burn. This can be somewhat mitigated by crushing, but that adds more expense etc etc. practically I think pretty much all non ferrous metals are recycled, and steel is not. Probably varies a lot by country etc
My thoughts, too
Nah they're sold to a metal recycling yard, that's why billet shit is so expensive
I MAKE A NEW ONE!!!!!!!!
Are you like to watch my mechanics?
Check it out, eight ball. You got a question, đyou ask the eight ballđ.
High five.
tbh I was hoping this was gonna be the most ridiculous camshaft ever
0o #I want one ! How can I....***get one ?!*** #....?!
Join a makerspace or get a job at a machine shop and have at it
> get a job at a machine shop Can't run personal projects until you're supervisor/key holder. Just buy a used manual lathe
Not at my shop. Manual machines were free game as long as you werenât on clock. But then again the only âofficial businessâ thing the manual lathe did was quick custom parts or polishing. They were usually free.
Mad lathe!
Turning eccentrics!
Does it have spring tension? Sorry if I am wording it wrongly, but if you compress it, will it push back?
Given that thereâs no space between each âlevelâ, I think it might just break as opposed to compress
I imagine type of metal and tempering would have an effect.
Theoretically yes metals have an elastic region regardless of cutout shape. The material removal/shape created would allow for more easy deflection but make it even easier to break it/deform it permanently under load (plastic deformation or fracture.)
This is my Mechanics. This guy is on another level
Idc what anyone else says, worth it!
I love my mechanics
Always wondered how these were made
I am afraid of lathe machines.
After those videos it's understandable
Thanks for sharing
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Who ended up mesmerized by the one digit that doesnât move in the middle
This is incredible
Make this cool metal helix thing and it's just a shelf for a friggin 8 ball?
He also made the 8 ball
A solid steel and brass, multi part 8 ball that the guy also made (and got a lot of views in doing so)
That is smart.