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No, mine is quite solid. I have the adjustment screw set such that the saddle stops before the indicator bottoms out. It takes a bit of effort to move the clamp unless the feedscrew was being driven under power, and when that happens it slides as expected. The clamping screw has a bronze...

I posted this design earlier in this thread, but take a look at this because it is one piece and really easy to make in plastic or metal. It clamps across the way, not vertically. The first version I made was Delrin. This one is steel. The Delrin worked nicely but when the clamp was cranked up...

That wasn’t a fun weekend. It started last Thursday evening. I’d been printing a set of six brackets, two at a time on my Ender 5. The first pair printed perfectly. I started the next set and went to bed. In the morning, no brackets. The printer was buzzing, the display flashing “STOPPED.” And...

Well hold onto yer socks. SPICE is included with Fusion360. (Its fabulous GIGO software!) Fusion360 Simulation <-- Autodesk Help Link

Do it in the oven! When ordering the PCB also order a stencil. Use a squeegee and solder paste to populate the copper with solder paste. With tweezers and a careful touch, place the SMT components gently on their pads. Then in a toaster oven set for approx 220 degrees, bake that cookie for...

I'll save you the trouble of measuring the inserts. Making an 80.9mm fly cutter will be a challenge though!

What a serendipidous post! I had tossed this out last week. Its a new spiral cutter head from a General 6" jointer With nice springy handles these will make a very nice set of scrapers!

Take a look at old hard disks - they contain a lot of small torx head screws exactly like this.

Silicon carbide grit is available from any lapidary supplier. The grit size matters (not too coarse, not too fine) and I have acquired a 5lb bag of 150/220 grit which is perfect. It is known as Stage 2 grit if you're looking. Harder to source in any quantity is the sodium silicate (water...