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[BCRider]

If you're keen on a ball of a very specific diameter and it has to have a set size shaft out the end like shown in the second picture then there would...

[BCRider]

Your question made me do a general web search for "cable swaging tool" then click on the "images". There's a number of hand tools...

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Play like that doesn't seem bad but it's not the X direction travel that'll bit you in the behind. Instead it's the rotational cocking or "twisting"...

[BCRider]

And if you don't get the direction right it'll make your eyes water I bet. 😖 I've had the odd "noseeum" that was like that. I could feel...

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If it's an Asian sourced lathe I would not trust the assembly specs. My own Asian lathe (might be Tiawan) is nicely made in all the important ways but...

[BCRider]

I think Dan might need a hug.... or someone's spare mill.... Oh, and after the hug maybe a bigger shop to store the extra mill.... 🤣

Dian,...

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For the jobs were the swarf is like that I keep a single left hand (I'm right handed) work glove in the drawer for handing the parts. I also brush the...

[BCRider]

That's positively the sneakiest way to justify a new machine that I've ever heard of.... I LIKE IT ! ! ! !

Run the facets on fine sandpaper...

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I can see any pauses in the feed causing grooves like this if the cutter is not cutting correctly and is being pushed outwards strongly. A pause of any...

[BCRider]

Scouring pads for a second layer sounds like a great idea if there's enough room to fit them.

The little gizmo in the last shot looks like...

[BCRider]

The same thing happening with brass means there is certainly something loose. Brass is typically dead easy to get a nice finish.

While you're...

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Mark, the PM935 is bigger than the Grizzly mid size knee mill you asked about in your opening post. the 935 is basically a clone of a full size B'port...

[BCRider]

First off since this is your first post WELCOME ABOARD ! ! !

I'm a fan of matching the mill to the lathe. So I'd start by asking you what...

[BCRider]

I get that on some materials. It might be that due to the rake and relief angles it is in fact pulling and then being pushed out. Or it may be the metal...

[BCRider]

Gotcha. And now that I know the H parts are aluminium I can see what is going on with the magnetic fields. I've got a supply of the magnets so I think...

[BCRider]

Yeah, your safety cap has closed the magnetic loop and is keeping the field within the metal.

So I see that there's a sort of long "H"...

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Paul, you could well be onto a good use for these with your RV idea. My own guess is based on the single ended version that I know for sure was listed...

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The outer body is acting to return the other pole around and to the face near the other pole. Magnetic fields work like that. Handy stuff. But I always...

[BCRider]

At one time better quality office desks were made with the balancing layer glued on the bottom of the common MDF fill.... But I'm going back a LOT Of...

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The crazy thing is that the group that governs the speed records has so many categories for so many candidates that the Hit or Miss racer might have a...