OT - Plastic fuel tank patch

[Randy]

Only one R8 spindle I've dealt with was truly self-releasing when used with a conventional wrench, and it would often catch me out when an end mill dropped...

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Here's a way to precisely align a center punch mark or pilot hole to the spindle centerline. A four jaw chuck shown, but the same principle applies to...

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I made this for my BP before clone retiring from a CNC shop. (This project was a "government job.") Over-engineered, but it looks nice and works...

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That's exactly what I did for my shop-built 4C collet setup. 4Cs don't have internal threads like 5Cs. The bushing fits inside the drawtube near the collet...

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By my cipherin', difference in collet pull-back is about 3X the difference in diameter, so if the stock is uniform enough, and/or the length tolerance...

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In the early sixties there was a TV show called "Burke's Law" starring Gene Barry as wealthy police comissioner Adam Burke, who had a mobile...

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I have a nice little German 100mm 3-jaw chuck that ran out a few thou despite very careful mounting. I did the set-tru treatment and can dial it in very...

[Randy]

Last night some knucklehead drilled a hole in my Honda Element's fuel tank and stole half my gas, the rest running down the street. Happy friggin' new...