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[Astronowanabe]

what Erich said on the first page is what has always worked for me
and I have never worked with anything but scrap mystery metal

[Astronowanabe]

From where I am (still) standing, his has been going around as of late, and you will be in some truly wonderful company.

[Astronowanabe]

Pieces with the same hardness / coefficient of friction (such as two pieces of the same type of material) are prone to gall.
pieces with different...

[Astronowanabe]

My friend who works like a crazy person just paid off their student loans and their house this summer.
I thought that was a good thing but now they...

[Astronowanabe]

they do not sting and are generally welcome pollinators
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee

drill a bunch of holes in wood scraps...

[Astronowanabe]

article claims convex ceramic spheres causes jet to diverge two orders of magnitude if I recall correctly (not recalling over what depth)...

[Astronowanabe]

there are collets for tool holding they do not need much variety in sizes or travel as the shanks are made to fit them. I'm thinking R8.
there are...

[Astronowanabe]

Paul it was a few tho at a time multiple passes (revolutions)

[Astronowanabe]

I played with the using a tap to make (worm) gear shaped objects some time ago
even after "doing the math" I found I could get the exact...