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Best Blow Gun

What is the best? Make a model blow gun in your opinion. I keep my shop air regulated at about 125PSI someone that lists...
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1/4 Turn T-Nuts

Any of you all use these? Instead of having to slide them in from end you can just drop them directly into the t-slot a...
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Refractometer - It Was Worth It

When I first calibrated it and used it the coolant in my machine tanks was basically off scale or at the very top. I ha...
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Use A Less Common Size

When I bought the SB1028F knee mill I bought a modest set of end mill holders and a fairly decent set of fractional inc...
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Re: New "Glass"

I picked up a sheet of polycarbonate a while back to replace the windows in one of my milling machine enclosures. I kno...
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If You Sweep Up Every Day - DO NOT READ THIS

If you sweep up every day you certainly won't appreciate this. I normally sweep up around the mill every week or two, b...
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vise bending brake

My 30" 3-in-1 combo machine can bend 22ga steel but not the 18ga that matches the 1mm thickness of the rusted car area....
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Thinks I Have to Remind Myself

HSS is better in stainless than carbide. M42 is way better than M2. Use as wide of a parting blade as your lathe can pu...
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Deep Drilling Aluminum

Richard, I realize this may be to late to help, but a 3 flute drill will deflect a lot less, and short of a gun drill m...
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The mill is back online

Finished it up about an hour ago , now waiting on some JB Weld on the Y axis DRO scale stationary mount to cure . My bi...
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Tomorrow is Nuts day !

Specifically a couple of 3/8-24 nuts for tensioning the anti-backlash springs on my rebuilt/modified X axis leadscrew n...
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