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[BCRider]

Sarge, as I mentioned before the place I live isn't really the sort where one would set up such a temporary forge. Or to be more accurate I'd have to...

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I'm rather thinking even just some 1/8 x 1/2 to 1/8 x 1 flat stock with holes drilled in it to let the curtain be zip tied in place. And a few more holes...

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"...because it's HSM and he can." is as fine an answer as any. And one I've thrown out there myself in other threads. So... touché to you...

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I think that the idea is a fine one. And I assume that the sides and back would all be one sheet? Otherwise the chips would still find a way through...

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I don't know about flat head screws. I wouldn't want the hex, phillips or slots showing in the final plate. So that means leaving the heads proud and...

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Good point about the proper glue line thickness. I know in particular that epoxy is like that. Heck, it's even possible to over clamp a wood joint using...

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I'm not sure of the "why" for this. Why not install local specific light units over each of the work areas which this movable one serves?...

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Although I think that this would be a fine time to justify buying a Spindexer or even a H/V rotary table I gather from the details that Challenger doesn't...

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Oakland, Eggzactly! I'm good at being lazy....

Dian, yes it would. But really it's only for acting as a back up mass to bump pins free...

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<cracks knuckles before wading in....>

As I mentioned up above I didn't just trust the collets right off the bat. I did a lot of...

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Lacking any indexing setup stuff I think you're stuck with starting again from scratch. I can't imagine any way to hold that block firmly and accurately...

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Oh my... For once I'm nodding my head in total agreement with Doozer. Should I be worried? Is there a cream for this condition?

He's...

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It may not be static. The beans have an oil content as well. It may just be the oil that is making it sticky. The oil is why you can press the coffee...

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Perhaps start by describing how you held the work. The pictures are showing me the V block and alignment pin that you used to get the flats parallel...

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Just so you all know what we're talking about here's the little beast itself next to a pretty generic coffee mug. The picture is hiding a lot of the...

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No idea. And even with pre-heating it would likely warp to hell and back. I'm quickly losing interest in that idea even just as an experiment. So if...

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I would strongly suggest that you do NOT want to grip the chuck in the vise directly. That's only going to lead to damaging it. They are made from tool...

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Good grief.... Clearly intended that as a joke. Using it sure is laughable.... I suppose it fits in with the YT comedies. Either that or lockdowns got...

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For some sort of light to medium duty use I'd say WELL DONE!

But yeah, heating up to near or light red as needed for silver soldering...

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I'm fresh out of Old Time forges too I'm afraid...

Elf, you might have hit the nail on the head. I've thought about a couple of projects...