Hello,
I have run into an issue that I am not quite sure how to approach. I was hoping to get some direction from wisdom of this forum.
I have a part (dozens actually) that is a 1/2" thin wall tube about 10 inches long with a 45 degree bend at the halfway point.
There is a diffuser installed at the tubing halfway point.
On one end there is a brass part that is press fit into the tubing.
I need to devise a way to remove the pressed in brass part from the tubing.
I can easily attach to the brass part because there is a hole drilled perpendicular to the part. But I have not come up with a good way to grip or clamp the tubing. I have about 2" of straight tube between the brass part and the bend.
I've tried to clamp the tubing between 2 v-blocks in a bench vise but the blocks pulled out before the part did, I'm afraid that clamping harder will crush the tubing.
I have a manual milling machine with basic tooling and a small lathe with basic tooling at my disposal.
I could try to make a better fitting v-block or a die in the milling machine to clamp on but that's quite a bit of work for me not knowing if its a good approach or not so I would like to see how others would approach it before I waste more time and metal stock.
Thanks
I have run into an issue that I am not quite sure how to approach. I was hoping to get some direction from wisdom of this forum.
I have a part (dozens actually) that is a 1/2" thin wall tube about 10 inches long with a 45 degree bend at the halfway point.
There is a diffuser installed at the tubing halfway point.
On one end there is a brass part that is press fit into the tubing.
I need to devise a way to remove the pressed in brass part from the tubing.
I can easily attach to the brass part because there is a hole drilled perpendicular to the part. But I have not come up with a good way to grip or clamp the tubing. I have about 2" of straight tube between the brass part and the bend.
I've tried to clamp the tubing between 2 v-blocks in a bench vise but the blocks pulled out before the part did, I'm afraid that clamping harder will crush the tubing.
I have a manual milling machine with basic tooling and a small lathe with basic tooling at my disposal.
I could try to make a better fitting v-block or a die in the milling machine to clamp on but that's quite a bit of work for me not knowing if its a good approach or not so I would like to see how others would approach it before I waste more time and metal stock.
Thanks