It's o-rings and spacers stacked and compressed, pushing the o-ring out like an expansion collet.
New type of fixture I saw online for holding the bore of something
It's o-rings and spacers stacked and compressed, pushing the o-ring out like an expansion collet.
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domdanial@reddthat.com · 14 pts · 1y
And here it is with a part on it.
and machined. 
popcap200@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
Ohhh I thought for metal. For plastic this makes sense. I'd think for metal it'd come loose.
domdanial@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah for metal, I don't know if I'd trust it. Maybe light cuts.
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
pretty boring
CaptObvious@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 1y
I see what you did there 🤣
CaptObvious@literature.cafe · 3 pts · 1y
So it’s a lathe?
BugleFingers@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The whole thing is a lathe, yes, but what they are pointing out is the fixturing on the lathe. Specifically the piece in the chuck that can clamp onto the ID of a work piece to be cut. Which is pretty neat!
CaptObvious@literature.cafe · 1 pts · 1y
Ah got it. Thanks.
And yes, pretty neat!
curiousPJ@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Ah a Joe Pie classic. If you've seen his videos, you know.
domdanial@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1y
It may have been that one, I'll have to look up Joe pie haha