This last step is pretty straightforward – especially compared to the previous steps. I just need to get a cylinder that looks good.
First I do the octagon cuts.
My centers are still available to get the part on the lathe. I have an idea of the final diameter so I make a few passes to get there slowly.
Once I had the cylinder turned I started to turn a dome on the end for the first project to come off this stock.
Then it can come off the lathe.
I took this up to my bathroom scale. The finished piece weighed in at 10.6 pounds.
There was a lot of detailed work in making this. I also had to work through a few CNC issues. Still I enjoyed the build and I am looking forward to the future projects that will come off of this.
Thanks Ryan! No - you didn't miss that part 🙂 I'll post projects when I make use of this. I'll let you know that the first one will be a logo for a project making use of my 2003 Beetle Turbo S
My sweetie will sometimes ask me what I’m doing in the shop, and I’ll tell her that I’m doing prep-work for a future project. It’s never as much prep as is one, Steve. Impressive planning ahead, and nice job correcting for variances from the machines.
Thanks for the comments! It will be more than a year before I get to use this on my Beetle. I started daydreaming about this and then I realized I could come up with a way to make it. Even though I wouldn't need it for some time I thought it would be fun to try.
Holy smokes, Steve! I turn my head for 1 second and look at the mischief you've gotten up to! An amazing feat of engineering. I can't wait to see what you with that WV summer sausage!
Thanks duck & Ross! The VW "Sausage" will sit for a while now. I have a lot to do on the Beetle before we get to logo time. So far it is all mundane maintenance and minor upgrades. The big changes come over the winter. I'll start a blog on it once it gets interesting.
