Lurk
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2014
- Location
- Peak District UK
Are there any 'rules of thumb' / advice in respect to the density of flaking half moons over a bearing surface ?
I have so far scanned over what must be close to a hundred google images of flaked bearing surfaces / slides and seen lines of half moons anything from several inches apart to touching & over lapping from each direction.
So whats recommended for hand flaking ?
In respect to the depth of these half moons - when I inspect my trials - the thin starting sections are deepest and the wider crescent shallower. I have numerous threads stating the flaking should be around 0.001" to 0.003" deep - is that an average or the range ?
My scraped surfaces have come on, the scrapes measure between 0.0002 & 0.0007" deep depending on how much I leaned on the scraper and how many times Ive gone over the surface from the rough scraping. I have struggled to push flake with any degree of consistency so will be pull flaking bumping the flaker with a deadblow mallet to save my hand.
Be nice to get some advise & I appreciate there are unlikely to be hard and fast rules on the matter.
All comments gratefully received.
I have so far scanned over what must be close to a hundred google images of flaked bearing surfaces / slides and seen lines of half moons anything from several inches apart to touching & over lapping from each direction.
So whats recommended for hand flaking ?
In respect to the depth of these half moons - when I inspect my trials - the thin starting sections are deepest and the wider crescent shallower. I have numerous threads stating the flaking should be around 0.001" to 0.003" deep - is that an average or the range ?
My scraped surfaces have come on, the scrapes measure between 0.0002 & 0.0007" deep depending on how much I leaned on the scraper and how many times Ive gone over the surface from the rough scraping. I have struggled to push flake with any degree of consistency so will be pull flaking bumping the flaker with a deadblow mallet to save my hand.
Be nice to get some advise & I appreciate there are unlikely to be hard and fast rules on the matter.
All comments gratefully received.