Made a hexagon

[Brad]

I wanted to make a hexagon from round stock for the handle on the hammer I was making. The head was done and I wanted a distinct handle.

Looked online, found the measurements I needed and got to work.

Turned some 1” stock to .750 on one end to hold in a 5C collet in my hex collet block. The block worked like a charm!



This is the hex back in the lathe ready to have the .750 section cut off.

 

[waco]

Wow! Nice work Brad. That looks amazing! Well done!

 

[Wasalmonslayer]

Great job!
A little imagination some good tools and Walla you have a great hammer!

 

[oscarflytyer]

DANG! any chance you would be interested in making me a couple for cast lead hammer handles?!?

 

[freebullet]

Just cause ya can. NICE!

Seems your really getting the hang of milling aluminum.

 

[Brad]

That isn’t aluminum, that was steel.

 

[KeithB]

That looks so good I'd be afraid to hit anything with it for fear of marking it up!

 

[Brad]

Keith, I was a bit worried about that too. I used it last night. Worked like a charm for tapping stock into the vise.
I did cold blue the handle and Loctite it into the head.

 

[Ian]

Looks like it will be good for bumping things into alignment in your lathe chuck, too.

 

[Brad]

Or forum members....

 

[Rick]

Or forum members....

No members here that need a hammer to bump into alignment.

 

[Brad]

You sure?

 

[Rick]

Pretty much yeah. Very polite, knowledgeable, sharing crowd here. Just as was originally envisioned at the beginning.

 

[Brad]

Yes it is. Very polite crowd here, even in disagreement.

 

[freebullet]

That isn’t aluminum, that was steel.

My apologies, the last pic got me, it looks so smooth but, the first one I can tell it's steel. Nice job either way.

 

[Brad]

Slow feed rate, a bit of cutting oil, and a light final pass climb milling.
YouTube has taught me so much it is amazing.

I have some ideas for the next one.

 

[KeithB]

and a light final pass climb milling.

very good grasshopper, it really does make a difference which direction you take the final cut.

 

[Ian]

Climb milling with a benchtop drill press = exploding stuff. I never would have thought it would make a better light pass finish. Climb milling doesn't work at all with wood. Learn something new every day around here!

 

[Brad]

Tried something different today.
Started out making some 2.6° angle blocks to make a tapered hexagon.
Worked great!

 

[freebullet]

And here I thought you'd branch out & make an octagon next.