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[MattiJ]

If you have ever used the original Bahco you would know how clumsy the Crescent wrenches feel when the adjustment screw works in opposite way!
(crescent...

[MattiJ]

And they are not commonly talked about because nobody lives in south after 55S.
Southern hemisphere is empty ocean and antarctic....

[MattiJ]

I tried that by rotating some boring bar to funny position.
Based on short test I did it performed similarly to hss shear tool but so did the carbide...

[MattiJ]

I read mickeyf's posting as "Evan was northernmost in BC".
BC border is drawn at 60N so safe to say we have members from farther north...

[MattiJ]

I usually resort to DCGT aluminium inserts when I don't have enough rpm available, tolerances are tight and material is gummy so in a way you are right...

[MattiJ]

In my experience Carbide seem to hold up for a loong time at slow speeds and very small DOC.(talking about these sharp xxGT inserts)

and...

[MattiJ]

"Evan method" aka google is surprisingly efficient. And having gunsmith as dad certainly helps also....

[MattiJ]

Exellent work A.K. Boomer!

[MattiJ]

Stellite comes in many varieties and some are more machinable than others.

This mentions hammer-forging steel sleeve over stellite liner...

[MattiJ]

Now we are jumping to wrong conclusions. Net sum of forces between the umbrella and the blower are zero but we still have to remember the thrust generated...

[MattiJ]

Home shop machinists probably try to stay away from the exotics or newer even have to change work with them as you don't find inconel 718 bars from junk...

[MattiJ]

Take a look on the mabuchi website link above for typical rpm and after that measure the rpm/volts (near)constant....

[MattiJ]

IMO Easier just to start with lower speed and use tachometer.
design rpm is probably also unknown but typically 5000 to 20000 rpm for small dc motors...

[MattiJ]

Not fair, here in Finland we have to go to "Harbor Freight-equivalent" to get crappy locks to pick.
Otherwise everything from post boxes...

[MattiJ]

you don’t need to worry about ”Electromagnetic effects”
shock and fire are the risks and At low voltage you are left with only fire hazard.

[MattiJ]

My first quess would have been also that IR is just heating source but this paper seem to point to possiblity that IR accelerates the curing more than...

[MattiJ]

I think I have seen everything from flat blade and phillips head to torx.

Note: it is LEFT HANDED screw
Note2: At least Makita tightens...

[MattiJ]

Make that 8, 10 and 12mm for most of the world except Americans....

[MattiJ]

I think the extension is called "jib"
And here is one way to do it on a larger crane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-mjWQX...

[MattiJ]

perkele!...