I was in the shed at 6AM so as not to disappoint Sarah. I'm scrubbed up now ready for my eye test.
First job was to mark the remaining web of metal for the next two small cuts.
Then set up ready for cutting them out.
A while later, both billets chopped out and ready for the lathe.
I had a good chip chase and clean up and swapped the 9/16" cutter out of the mill and replaced it with the 3/4". Then I turned my attention to the lathe. As you can see I had set up for turning between centres with the catch plate but I've decided I'm going to do them my usual way with the big 4 Jaw. The better the hold I have the more secure I'll feel!
I extended the dead centre in the collet but left it loose then I fitted the four jaw, installed the first billet on the centres and adjusted it until I was almost onto the chuck but not quite. Locked the collet chuck so the dead centre was rigid. Then I oiled the live centre and clocked the workpiece in. No problem as it fell immediately into the right place, about a thou of run out and that could be in the diameter of the bar itself.
All tightened up, cutter installed and ready to start making muck. Time to get ready for the optician.
Everything tidied up, we have a clean start tomorrow.... Not a bad two hours endeavour!