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So how do they make aluminum spinners? My googlefu failed me, can't find on YT either.
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Neat. Thanks for posting that.
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I wonder if there is an automated method? Ie for the thousands of spinners on Cessnas etc.
Dennis McKim
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Good Lord. Was that a demonstration of making a spinner, or a tutorial on how to develop the upper body of Lou Ferrigno?
Seriously, that was superb.
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I once looked at buying a spinning company. One of the things they emphasized was the skills of the craftsman. IIRC their main competition was deep draw presses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9-M5_Hd-4A) but I think there are issues with varying metal thickness. I don't recall them saying anything about the spinning process itself being automated but for some level of simple parts that has to be an option.
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Yes, and that's how metal bowls, lamp bases, etc.... are formed.
Dav8or
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I did a little bit of metal spinning in high school metals class. We spun aluminum salad bowls on a wood lathe. I'm not sure today's kids get these kinds of experiences in school anymore. I signed up for the various "industrial arts" every year. In addition to metal and wood, we also had a plastics class and I produced various plastic products using different methods. Those classes were the bright spots in junior high and high school for me.
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a couple of questions:
-does the metal always become thinner as it is worked? (and the equivalent radius of the original disk greater than at the beginning?)
-is control of metal thickness done 'by feel'? I wonder what the usual end result is? Ie within 0.00x" from tip to base?
-any videos of it being done by a CNC machine as suggested elsewhere?