Pivot length.

[Aikenn]

Looking for suggestions how to cut the pivot to length and how to hold the pivot when i do cut the pivot to length.

 

[joe sangster]

Looking for suggestions how to cut the pivot to length and how to hold the pivot when i do cut the pivot to length.

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[joe sangster]

I mark my length with a file ,then place it in a hand drill & grind to marked line on platen with the hand drll & platen running

 

[BossDog]

I mark my length with a file ,then place it in a hand drill & grind to marked line on platen with the hand drll & platen running

Just like Joe says.

 

[IanF]

I do a slightly different way.

First put some marker or layout dye on the pivot to mark the length I am aiming for. Then take some scrap steel and drill a hole to match the pivot size. This then lets me lay the scarp steel against the flat platten pretty square and put pressure on the pivot to force it into the spinning belt. Be careful here - the pivot will get hot quick so dip in water regularly. Once you are getting close to your scribed line I move to a pivot lap and do it by hand with my sand paper layed on top of a flat surface (I use some granite). The pivot lap will give you a nice square end and also allows you to dial in an exact length easily.

 

[REK Knives]

I also do what Joe says... Unless I want it dead flat on the end to act as a screw stop/bushing.

 

[Nick Riggi]

I use calipers to get an apprx length marked out- then chuck pivot into a collet on the mill- put a carbide end mill in the vise and bring the pivot barrel down to size ( reverse lathe method)

 

[Boatbuilder]

I do a slightly different way.

First put some marker or layout dye on the pivot to mark the length I am aiming for. Then take some scrap steel and drill a hole to match the pivot size. This then lets me lay the scarp steel against the flat platten pretty square and put pressure on the pivot to force it into the spinning belt. Be careful here - the pivot will get hot quick so dip in water regularly. Once you are getting close to your scribed line I move to a pivot lap and do it by hand with my sand paper layed on top of a flat surface (I use some granite). The pivot lap will give you a nice square end and also allows you to dial in an exact length easily.

Exactly what I do.

 

[Aikenn]

I do a slightly different way.

First put some marker or layout dye on the pivot to mark the length I am aiming for. Then take some scrap steel and drill a hole to match the pivot size. This then lets me lay the scarp steel against the flat platten pretty square and put pressure on the pivot to force it into the spinning belt. Be careful here - the pivot will get hot quick so dip in water regularly. Once you are getting close to your scribed line I move to a pivot lap and do it by hand with my sand paper layed on top of a flat surface (I use some granite). The pivot lap will give you a nice square end and also allows you to dial in an exact length easily.

Hello so i get the impression that u use a plain pivot barrel w small screws/bolts on both endsYES????

 

[IanF]

Hello so i get the impression that u use a plain pivot barrel w small screws/bolts on both endsYES????

Yes that is correct.