Milling Pr0n w/ g0re (2 Viewers)
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Gorey!
My small contribution:
I was surprised at the volume of shavings from just a few racks, even keeping the depth to a minimum.
I was surprised at the volume of shavings from just a few racks, even keeping the depth to a minimum.
Silver_Fiend
Flush
Beautiful work and great pics. I'm sure a few members will pass out seeing a minty starburst going under the blade, LOL.
Mangatang
Straight
This will be happening to my Copa 5's soon.
BillyBluff
Flush
I'm not a fan of milling Starbursts, but needs must
I recently picked up some double and single stamped Starbursts to mill and turn into fracs, but looking at the pattern it does not appear to be centered on all of the chips, so I am concerned about if I should use a 1" bit instead of a 7/8" to get all of the foil. Any recommendations on milling or should I leave them as is??
I’ve noticed that it’s the mold that’s usually not centered, but the hotstamp is.
I’m betting when the chips are loaded onto the lathe, they may not be perfectly centered, so the mold edge doesn’t always match the chip edge.
However, when the chip is hot stamped, it’s done after lathing, and the stamp hits the physical center of the chip. So an out-of-center mold makes it look like the hotstamp is off.
If you carefully center the milling bit on the chip, I’ve found that it often gets all of the hotstamp. But the finished milled recess may be slightly off center compared to the rings of the mold.
Definitely an imperfect process.
I’m betting when the chips are loaded onto the lathe, they may not be perfectly centered, so the mold edge doesn’t always match the chip edge.
However, when the chip is hot stamped, it’s done after lathing, and the stamp hits the physical center of the chip. So an out-of-center mold makes it look like the hotstamp is off.
If you carefully center the milling bit on the chip, I’ve found that it often gets all of the hotstamp. But the finished milled recess may be slightly off center compared to the rings of the mold.
Definitely an imperfect process.
If you use a 1" bit, you run the risk of tearing into the bottom of the top hats. Just use the 7/8" and center as best as you can.
crussader
Flush
That image should be framed and hung on a wall.
John_Higgs
High Hand
Being a noob here, I have a question. What is this “milling “ process that is pictured above and when is this process done to the Paulsons
Marius L
4 of a Kind
Welcome aboard. Milling can be useful if the original hotstamp is not very appealing, and you want to remove it and add your own customized label to the recess that you mill out. It's essentially a way to be able to customize Paulson chips.
John_Higgs
High Hand
Oh ok, so it removes the hot stamp and takes down some of the inlay surface to rebrand
Marius L
4 of a Kind
Correct. It is especially useful with random monogrammed hotstamps that has no meaning other than to the person ordering them many years ago when it was posible to order monogrammed hotstamps directly from Paulson. Like for example these:
John_Higgs
High Hand
Wow yea, I can certainly see that.. I’m a Paulson collector now after joining this forum
dmoney
Full House
This one didn’t mill cleanly so I went all the way through just to try it.
I call it “All in for less”
I call it “All in for less”
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Maybe you can get a coin to fit inside!
BillyBluff
Flush
That's one hell of a mess! I also don't spot any body parts (you have counted your fingers?) in the debris!
dmoney
Full House
Gore-fest!
dmoney
Full House
“Colon orange shavings” doesn’t sound NEARLY as appealing
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