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  1. K

    Tool Caliper with broken screw

    There must be a cheaper source but... https://www.amazon.ca/Olson-Saw-CB50055BL-12mm-Accessory/dp/B000H69ULC/
  2. K

    Tool Caliper with broken screw

    Or m2x0.4 https://www.amazon.ca/HiPicco-M2-250mm-Threaded-Stainless/dp/B0C94XWC6M/ (0.0787x63.5 tpi)
  3. K

    help making small hinges

    Drill the countersinks to the depth appropriate to the final hinge leaf thickness. That is, when you start milling to thickness the top of the screws will be well below the surface. When done you will be barely skimming the tops of the screws. Hopefully that makes sense...
  4. K

    help making small hinges

    The hinge uses countersunk flathead screws. How about drilling the holes and using screws to hold the hinge to a base plate while machining rather than using a vise?
  5. K

    Proper mill cutter and technique

    No, not all two-flute are centre cutting. Why do you especially care? Do you plunge for the corners of the cutout and similar?
  6. K

    Proper mill cutter and technique

    I agree completely with PeterT's suggestions. With 3/8-inch aluminum and heavy cuts the sides of the cutout will flex and lose grip when held in a vise as Megar-arc-5040dd described. The small piece of scrap is not large enough to be worth saving so remove most of it with you bandsaw and save...
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    Bambu Labs to implement an authorization and authentication protection mechanism

    Yet another discussion of the Bambu situation and with slightly different details: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/bambu-lab-responds-to-backlash-over-new-firmware-update-235771/
  8. K

    Tool ER Nut Mysteries

    If the US adds 25-60% duty to everything Chinese perhaps Ali prices to Canada will drop.
  9. K

    help making small hinges

    A half-baked plan: Mount your rotary table with rotating axis horizontal. Secure a length of angle stock (perhaps 1x1x1/4) perpendicular to the rotary table and positioned such that the angle-edge is slightly offset from the axis of rotation. Secure a length (at least 3 inches long) of 0.187x0.5...
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    help making small hinges

    Pricey little buggers (https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/hardware/hinges/small-box/40459-brusso-box-hinges?item=01B0301)! Have you considered treating your wife to candlelight dining or a spa treatment while waiting for Lee Valley to replenish their inventory? More seriously, I assume that...
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