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  1. little ol' e

    Tool Face Mill recommendations please

    This is where my fun started. Well, the ADD side of things anyway... Automotive deficit disorder I think we called it . Pictures from pictures come in upside down here I guess but, The wife will dig through the engine build pics and time slips to post if nobody screams. I have some cool pics...
  2. little ol' e

    What did you do for a career and would you pick it again?

    That's a loaded question. I think, if you were to ask me on a Monday, then Wednesday and again on Friday, I would have a difference response each day haha. I would have started out with law, then head over to the big bank sector in the mint, a few years in, I'd pick out a nice new ( Few ) suit...
  3. little ol' e

    Project flycutter.

    A little over 20lbs, OK. I noticed the chip color, load and formation. I noticed on this project you don't seem to be using coolant;) My guess would be, you will be running lower than 350 RPM in time with different inserts when machining cylinder heads perhaps? Interrupted cuts are a bugger in...
  4. little ol' e

    Arbor-Spindle best practice for cleaning before installation

    Oh, I'm in the rusting belt alrite.. Although, I think the heated floors in the new shop took care of my surface rust issues. The black oxidization on the holder tapers were more of a heat issue at the time, along with the Briney holders I was using .
  5. little ol' e

    Robot Arm

    I myself, wouldn't use any heat on what your doing. I would toss the bearing races in the freezer for the day and you should be good to go on day 2 for pressing.
  6. little ol' e

    Project flycutter.

    My feeling is that my smaller flycutter has too much flex so the extra leverage the tool has causes lifting and chatter. So I think rigidity and sheer mass make a huge difference. I have also read that insert geometry make a difference.--...
  7. little ol' e

    Arbor-Spindle best practice for cleaning before installation

    If some are seeing rust with black oxidizing on the holders (Taper) and inside the spindle taper on the chinesium stuff. Now would be the time to look into stepping up into better holders. Chances are, the spindle will need attention depending on the tolerances your shooting for.
  8. little ol' e

    Arbor-Spindle best practice for cleaning before installation

    I use type A fine scotch brite with mineral spirits. Good time to check the draw bar and spindle out as @Susquatch mentions.
  9. little ol' e

    Tool Face Mill recommendations please

    Well, we bottled the wild turkey up, let set until it reached 101 proof then got into er'
  10. little ol' e

    Tool Face Mill recommendations please

    For the past several years it comes out in the summer, sits up at the trailer. Goes out for the odd run with the grand kids for ice cream and the odd cars and coffee meets.
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