AllI just finished making 4 spacers, 3/8" diameter, 3/8" long, with a .144" axial hole. I didn't see any way to catch them without getting in a dangerous place. 1st one dropped in the swarf in the chip tray and I never did find it. So I cleaned out the chip tray and let them drop down. Only 1 of the 4 was easy to find and reach. There has got to be a better way, what is it?Thanks.Carl Boyd

Just put some round in the tailstock's chuck and let it stick into the holewhile cutting off.Nick

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:07:33 +0100 in Robert Roland wrote,I think you mean demagnetized.

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Nick Mueller 18 years ago

And your short arm, was that a work accident when you stuck it into a hole? ;-)

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Rex 18 years ago

Is that anything like the "short arm inspections" my Navy BIL used to tell us about?

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Robert Roland 18 years ago

That's quite clever. But wouldn't the part be strongly magnetized by spinning in a magnetic field like that?

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David Harmon 18 years ago

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:07:33 +0100 in rec.crafts.metalworking, Robert Roland wrote,

I think you mean demagnetized.

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