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    Tool DCMT & brass

    Turning brass makes everyone look like a hero, but I just had to snap a pic of my well used, uncoated AliExpress DCMT 0.2R, cutting 0.020" DOC passes. Makes these these nice uniform swarf cuttings.
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    3DP pens

    Rather than toss a few collecting rolls with a couple meters of filament left, I got looking at 3DP pens. They look kind of cheap & mostly what I see is scribble art, maybe suggesting lack of control. Could one for example weld parts together in certain applications or any other useful purpose...
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    Motor capacitor procedure

    What is the proper way to replace start/run capacitor's on a motor? Assuming they could still be live I've read: Disconnect power from machine. Remove wiring from cap terminals & immediately tape them to avoid inadvertant jolt while removing. Then on the bench, 'short' them for storage. Sounds...
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    3 sided precision straight edge

    I see these listed on Ebay (along with other cool stuff from the era). What was the typical use of this triangular profile in machining setups? I doubt for dovetails / scraping because the surfaces have quite a bit of relief & the corners are quite sharp.
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    Conditioning belts for belt sander

    I have a 1x42 Delta (sanding) belt sander. I didn't realize these abrasive belts were available, kind of like scuff pads which I use all the time. They don't indicate a maximum SFPM. I think the belt thickness should be OK. They say for use on wood & steel (not sure why not aluminum which I do...
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    Tips/Techniques HH Roberts replacement milling heads

    Has anyone done a retrofit using one of these heads or prior exposure using a machine with one? I'm afraid to ask how much, but it would seem to be a relatively direct bolt-on, 1-stop shopping fix for a junked Bridgeport/clone head and/or to get VFD speed control without a lot of extra...
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    3DP metal for model engine

    A very talented model engineer on the Model Engine Maker forum is building a 'bar stock' 1:3 scale Mercedes Benz W165 Grand Prix race car engine from the late 1930's. He does use his shop CNC for many parts but interestingly, he designs in 2D not 3D CAD. Anyway, what started as an unrelated side...
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    CA-AB Surtax metal

    This is not a political thread, its a financial thread. I assume this is the current situation for metal orders originating from USA? So if the prior duty rate was 0% for aluminum or steel, we still have to factor (25% * Value) as an added surtax fee when it clears?
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    Cad Forum no more

    I noticed my link has not been working past couple days. I think the host or redirect site is 'dezignstuf' ?sp? whereupon it goes to broken link site-no-more land. I saw a recent post on Reddit that the site owner pulled the plug so if true would explain it. If so, too bad. It was quite useful...
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    Lathe change gears noise

    I posted this on another subject post, but I think worth initiating here as its own theme, so copy-pasted. I don't do a lot of metric threading but the few times I have, I have been greeted with an unnatural chug-A-chug sound, coming from the gears. I chocked this up as introducing new gears...
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