I needed to make a copy of this brake part. The 100 year old original was probably made by a blacksmith, but I don't have a forge handy. I carved this out of 50mm steel rod. I cut the slot with a metal bandsaw and did the other end on a lathe. But how to cut the sides down? That would be difficult on a milling machine. So, out with a rather large angle grinder! I finished it off with a flap sanding disk in a small angle grinder.
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14 years ago