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    First send cut send trial project - welding coupon bend test rig

    One of the nice things about my pre-retirement job was I could honestly say “I built that” or “I designed that”. It also meant that I got to say “It broke” or “I need to fix this”.
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    Radial Arm Drill Press

    Living in a townhouse has saved me a ton of money, mostly because I can’t possibly fit all the stuff I covet., like this glorious radial drill.
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    Tool Cathetometer - sounds like a medical device!

    Neat! The ones I found online are not cheap, and claim amazing accuracy. 0.0001” per foot. https://www.titantoolsupply.com/productDetail/Titan-Cathetometer-TCII/2196/81/cat
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    Mill Power Feed Weight Question

    Or lots more, but entirely unrelated to the weight of the stepper. My mill is a BB CT129 dated 2008, and I'm the second owner. I don't do serious precision work, mostly use it to locate holes in panels and machine pipe fittings. Rarely do I need to be within 5 thou on anything I do, so I never...
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    Mill Power Feed Weight Question

    I love questions. Dial indicator base on drill press table, tip against mill head. Mill table run almost to end of travel. Zero indicator. Place stepper motor on table. Measure deflection. Roughly two thou deflection, which has to be total deflection of milling machine relative to drill press...
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    Very Cool Wooden Scroll Saw

    Ran across this on Facebook, might have to build one. https://fb.watch/rzKLqT_6r_/?
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    Lathe Chuck Questions

    I miss my old lathe chuck with two piece jaws. It might have been a tiny bit less accurate than fixed jaws, but the ability to mix-n-match jaw types and positions made doing oddball fixturing much easier. Plus the ability to quickly make up custom jaws was great. For example, I needed to machine...
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    Mill Power Feed Weight Question

    Nah, the drill press and mill are both bolted to a bench made of 6000lb pallet racking, with a bolted deck made of two layers of tongue and groove fir 2x6 and a top layer of 3/4” marine plywood, connected by 3/8” carriage bolts on 12” centers. Coated with half a gallon of spar varnish. My Toyota...
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    Show us your pups

    Nah, just a myth. Addie is antisocial, tries to herd visitors out of our house, loves cookies, hates veggies, picky eater, likes walks, gets bored easily. Wait, maybe the myth is true?
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    Mill Power Feed Weight Question

    When all else fails, cheat. NEMA 34 motor in hand, dial indicator, scale. Ran the mill table almost all the way off to the right. Set up dial indicator and zeroed against table using nearby drill press table as reference. Plunked the motor on to the table overhanging the mill handwheel. 0.002”...
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    Show us your pups

    My little pup is at the vet today, she took exception to a much larger dog being on HER block, but lost the exchange. So she won’t be going for any long walks for the next few days until the meds wear off. But walks are the best thing, second only to walks and playing fetch. Long walks with lots...
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    JCDammeyer's 42 projects

    John, I have no words to convey how sorry I am to read of Anja’s passing.
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    Heya

    Welcome from Vancouver!
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    Tool Drill Doctor Experience

    I use my 750 fairly often, it’s ok as long as you are careful aligning the bit and don’t wait until the drill bit is truly pooched before you sharpen. Best to use to touch up slightly dull bits, not good for repairing broken or chipped bits.
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    Dabblings

    12ga @ 1500 fps is hard to out run
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