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[Toolguy]

I saw that one. I was making a joke. There may be aliens and bigfoots and who knows what else, but we don't have hard evidence, just tantalizing possibilities....

[Toolguy]

It seems to me like a rubberized spray coating like truck bed liner would be a lot more durable than cosmolene.

[Toolguy]

They are probably just evaluating us as an alternate food source...

[Toolguy]

I would call Mitutoyo and see about sending it back to them for repair. It might not cost much to get it back like new.

[Toolguy]

I would think about aluminum tread plate for the ramp itself. It won't rust, and will move heat quickly to melt snow and ice. I would use 316 SS for the...

[Toolguy]

Victor Machinery at www.victornet.com has a huge selection of standard and oddball thread pitches in taps and dies at (I think) very low prices.

[Toolguy]

A very wise man once gave me some advice when I was thinking about getting married. He said "Don't get married and go through years of grief. Take...

[Toolguy]

Also, some of the projects I've seen have material too thin for a continuous bead. That would just melt a hole in the metal. A bit of cooling time between...

[Toolguy]

How is the Predator engine doing?...

[Toolguy]

Marriage is like poker - In the beginning, all you need is 2 hearts and a diamond. Before it's over, you may be looking for a club and a spade...

[Toolguy]

That's not much of a lathe in my book. Remember, whatever you get you will probably be stuck with for a long time. I would save up money and get a 12...

[Toolguy]

The best way to do a keyway is to hog out most of the material with a smaller endmill, then finish to size. If you just go in there with a full size one,...

[Toolguy]

Congrats on your success! Beautiful cat, too.

[Toolguy]

Check out CNC Cookbook for a wealth of knowledge on feeds, speeds, machining parameters, etc.

[Toolguy]

Bented made you a nice drawing. That's exactly what it should look like. Put the top (cutting edge) on center.

[Toolguy]

You want the top of the cutter flat (horizontal) with 10 to 15 degrees back clearance under the sharp cutting edge. NO top rake - that's what is making...

[Toolguy]

It should be 1500 Degrees F., not 1450. It probably didn't form the Austenite correctly. Everything else looks about right. You want to keep it in the...