Main Housing Rear Cap
9/20/2015
Outer face after removal from the lathe. The rough cast part will be powder coated in Columbia Glossy Teal
I had to hog off about a half inch of metal. Next to last rough cut shown here.
Final cut to remove the last of the waste material. Followed up with a fine cut.
I turned a reference line at 2.265" diameter for the bolt circle. I really did not want to mount and center up on the mill so I could use the DRO and took the lazy way out. A tiny point was left on the back side and the center hole for the Incra protractor hung on it just fine so I could lay out the holes for drilling. I will use the cap and a transfer punch to mark the bolt holes on the housing.
Before and after powder coating
