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    Proper mill cutter and technique

    The best way I can try to describe what I mean is if you were to take a regular T-nut shape and relieve the middle of both sides where it contacts the underside of the T slots. So just like the piece in your picture it would only contact the underside at the four corners of the nut. It would...
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    Proper mill cutter and technique

    Thank you I appreciate you taking the time to help me better understand this. This is a little bit of a tangent that isn't really relevant but I feel you may know the answer. Would cast steel have this same problem and if so would it be any stronger or would it be weaker? I ask out of curiosity...
  3. M

    help making small hinges

    That makes total sense. I Don't know why that never occurred to me. Thank you!
  4. M

    Tool Caliper with broken screw

    Think of the bragging rights!
  5. M

    help making small hinges

    I thought of that but how do you hold it to machine it to thickness? If you put the screws in first you would machine off the heads bringing it down to thickness.
  6. M

    Proper mill cutter and technique

    I guess my big question would be if using say the longest strap clamp (please correct me if that is the wrong name) in the set and a work piece and the notched packing block positioned as far apart as possible from the T slot. So basically the worst case set up you can manage with a regular...
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    help making small hinges

    The pin turns inside the center piece. Instead of a press fit and having to deal with 2 different sized holes I was just going to put a tiny bit of loctite as i slide in the last little bit of rod. The reamer I have is standard size that is why I was wondering about the tolerance of 303...
  8. M

    Tool Caliper with broken screw

    I guess you could always try to single point thread it on the lathe o_O
  9. M

    Tool Caliper with broken screw

    These are what I have. The 4 on the cutting board are names I don't recognize and cant really make out. the left 2 are missing pieces. The 7 in the middle are starrett and the one on its own is Brown and sharpe. This starrett one is the only one with a diameter close to what you have...
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    help making small hinges

    Ok so small update and more question. I got a hold of a box I made my parents with the same hinges. Near as I can tell, using a magnifying glass to line up the caliper tips, the pin diameter is 3/32". I am in luck there as I own a set of accusize reamers from 1/16" - 1/2" and it had 3/32". My...
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