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  1. 10-18-2007, 09:42 PM #1
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    Teflon Plastic lathe machining

    I was wondering if anyone had an idea on how you can break your chips while running plastic product on a cnc lathe
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  2. 10-19-2007, 04:03 AM #2
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    To get a good cut and finish you have trouble breaking chips of Teflon. I have used a vacuum attachment on the tool post before to control the stream and keep the dust down.
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  3. 10-22-2007, 05:39 PM #3
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    Thanks Darren, We use a vacuum but with tool changing and all we have to have to door open to hold the vacuum. thanks again.
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