Turn down chrome shaft with lathe...?

tdfsu · Feb 23, 2005

What would be the best way to turn down a portion of a chrome shaft without chipping the chrome? The base metal is Aluminum.

Thanks a bunch,
Jason.

icehd81 · Feb 23, 2005

Strip it, turn it and replate. Anything less and you're asking for trouble.

tdfsu · Feb 23, 2005

I realize that stripping/turning/replating would be the ideal process, but what method would least likely chip the chrome plating? Pretty much, stripping the chrome off is not an option.

-Jason.

metlmunchr · Feb 23, 2005

You might try using a thin cutoff wheel in a die grinder and attaching that to the toolpost to grind a break in the chrome at the limit of your turning. If the shaft was steel you could just go at it with no worries, but when the part is aluminum the chrome isn't bonded well at all. If the part is subjected to any type of cyclic loading it will most likely begin to peel at the edge anyway over time. If the part just sorta lays there, the chrome should hold up fine.

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