Sphere Grinding Machine Plans

A cutting cup for a sphere making machine. The cutting cup includes a cylindrical ring having an outer wall, an inner wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall, the top wall having at least one beveled facet angled downwardly from the outer wall to the inner wall. A cutting element is attached to each of the beveled facets. Each of the cutting elements has a cutting edge adapted to at least

After grinding, the sphere is placed in the sanding sphere machine and various grits of silicon oxide are applied to the sphere with a steady water drip to make a sanding slurry. You will use coarse grit, usually 220, then 400, ending with 600, to remove all the scratches from your sphere

The first thing to consider before choosing a sphere machine is, “What size spheres do I intend to make?” If you want to make spheres larger than 1” in size, then the Large Sphere Machine or 3-Headed Sphere Machine is your best choice. The 3-headed sphere machine is designed to cut from 3 sides and allows for slightly larger spheres to be cut than the standard 2-headed

Covington's Model 383 Three Headed Sphere Machine is easy to use. The three head system grinds faster than a standard two head configuration. It makes spheres from 2-1/2 to 10 in diameter. The Covington Three Headed Sphere Machine has the following features:

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A sphere machine creates a perfect rounded ball of rock or glass. The High Speed Sphere Machine was engineered to be a high-performing and high-precision machine that allows a lapidarist to produce a well-polished sphere in less than an hour. The framework is designed to be a heavy-duty base for the machine, partnered

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Sep 30, 2015 Theories on designing a robotic mirror grinder. - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: So I have been thinking and doing some preliminary design work on a robotic telescope grinding machine with the intent to grind a 12 inch parabolic primary mirror for a telescope I intend to build. I have been trying to understand the mechanics behind grinding a telescope

Covington Tabletop 2 Head Sphere Grinder. The Small Sphere Machine makes spheres from 1/4 to 1 in size. Used for precision, this unit will take your work piece from a rough round shape to a perfect polished sphere. The downward slant of the cutter cups and shafts run the sphere in a continuous bath of grit eliminating the need to constantly

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Jan 02, 2022 When polishing I start out with a light drip on the sphere using Velcro diamond pads and adapters (see above) or cut pieces inside of PVC pipe cups. After the spots are gone, I start with 200 or 300 mesh advancing to 500 , 1000, 1500 for about 20 minutes each step and then 3000. After a half hour the sphere should have a bright polish at 3000 mesh pads

Hey Don, Those aren't cups. Those are PVC pipe caps. I put them on the cup adapters to protect the threads while I'm building the machine. Actually, it's best to have the heads tilted slightly downwards. The grinding mud will move back towards the sphere, instead of running back towards the motor bearings

Jan 05, 2014 It is a fairly basic and standard diy machine. Commercial units can cost between $400-2500 this one cost me $75 to build. The way it works is you take a rock. Cut it to a cube. Next all the corners are cut off. Once that is done you rough grind it to as close to a sphere as possible. The stone is now put into the machine and ground down with 80 grit

Jun 15, 2016 - Homemade sphere machine constructed from angle iron, steel plate, electric motors, hinges, and reducers

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Dec 15, 2012 Around 1977 I bought a used, commercial sphere grinder. It was painted in Lortone green. Its construction was very simple. Two AC motors mounted opposite each other, but at 20 degrees off axis. The sphere holders were one half inch cast iron pipe with 2.0 inch cast iron caps. I was always amazed that I could produce a sphere from that set-up

Ball Matic are machining centers to turn and grind the sphere of ball valves.. Ball Matic line consists of 4 different models depending on the different maximum internal diameter of the ball (in inches): Ball Matic 24 , 36 , 48 and 64 .. Depending on the Ball Matic model they are with a single bed (Ball Matic 24 and 36 ), double bed (Ball Matic 48 ) or three beds (Ball Matic 64 )

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Nov 19, 2020 Details. The Small Sphere Machine makes spheres from 1/4 to 1 in size. Used for precision, this unit will take your work piece from a rough round shape to a perfect polished sphere. The downward slant of the cutter cups and shafts run the sphere in a continuous bath of grit eliminating the need to constantly dab grit on with a brush, and