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    Tips/Techniques Friction Welding at a New Level

    You all know about metal friction welding, well this is going to blow your mind.
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    Lathe Book

    Apparently free...... https://www.skitalk.com/attachments/1701996416071-png.217712/
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    Lathe......Hmmmm

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    Tool Carbide or HS Tooling?

    I had a conversation with a tooling supplier that has been in the business for years regarding this debate. To be fair for a few very speciality tools for the Lathe I use HS tools for ease of getting a blank and shaping it to my requirements. For all else, Carbide. Now for the real reason...
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    How Metal Cuts

    I see all sorts of posting on what we perceive materials do when being cut, well here it is under an electron microscope.
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    New Project -Humor

    This is the project that everyone should build before x-mas. https://www.skitalk.com/attachments/1697397258695-jpeg.213258/
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    Deboer Tools

    Well I've just upgraded one of my end mills I use for Aluminium to a specialized 1/4" 3 Flute Rough Finisher end mill specifically designed for Aluminium. Price wise (for those thrifty or cheap) it is in the ball park of what you get from local suppliers. Is is worth the money hell yeah...
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    2362IPM in Steel!

    OMG see this is just amazing in what can be done.
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    Other CMTS/SME Show

    Want to see the latest greatest machinery and tooling first hand. Show is on in Toronto https://www.cmts.ca/ Have fun, don't spend too much money as you want it all :cool:.
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    Manual Shaping

    Manual shaping......
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