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    Mistake

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    round flutes in round stock

    Hi I am working on what I though was going to be a simple project, but I'm stuck on one part The main body of the work is 1/2" round stock aluminum. I need to add rounded flutes on the outside of the cylinder at 60 degree intervals. I made a test piece with a rotary table and a 3/8th" end...
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    Gloves

    Who has thoughts on using gloves versus not using gloves; and what kinds might be better? I don't really want to get metal slivers in my hands, but I don't want to cause an accident either
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    Bad Allan key

    Today I got a new parting tool with an HSS blade. The blade is held in pace with 3 set screws and that's all fine. The set screws are 1/8th Allan and it came with a key. Two of the three screws were fine, but the third was frozen. Using only my fingers, I managed to move the screw just...
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    Parting / cut off tool

    Hi I'm new here, and have recently gotten back into metal working. Last week I was working on a test piece (brass) and broke the carbide in the parting tool that came with my lathe on the very first cut. I think the cause was the tool post being too low and working on a very small section...
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    Hello

    Hi I discovered this forum by accident when I was searching for information / parts, and after reading for a bit decided I should to join. I am a civil engineer by training, a computer software and hardware specialist in the financial industry by profession, and now, for the first time since...
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