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Some fires are harder to extinguish than others, with lithium batteries being on the harder end of the spectrum
THose attempting to use that as...

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Its all about leverage. With a boring bar, the force is pushing down off to the side of the saddle, while a turning tool is usually directly over the...

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Yeah, its been a bit of a time trying to get ammo lately. Ive been getting lucky swinging by big box stores in my area, academy sports and bass pro mostly....

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You destroy your tools in short order, create completely useless parts, you ignore the "high-precision" specification that you yourself outlined...

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Why would that not be reassuring? The technology needed for a milling machine to work properly hasnt changed hasnt changed since 1816 when Eli Whitney...

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Appreciate you sharing your thoughts mate! Cant say that ive been limited by the free version of Fusion, dont do much CNC work and the 10 active project...

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How difficult was the changeover from fusion to solidworks, if you dont mind me picking your brain?...

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Tig welding should put less heat into the part overall i believe, vs getting the part to brazing temps. Probably stronger too

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None of my suggestions are sharable in a family-friendly forum...

Wait, i got one, keep a set of decoy tools for her to use?

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Thermal fuse strapped to the compressor head, run to a NO relay the compressor is plugged into? Pump runs for a long time, heats up, trips the fuse, kills...

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Im with Bob, theyll be prying my tools out of my cold, dead hands. Which, if i keep buying tools instead of food, will happen some time nest week......

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Reciprocating saw, sawzall is MIlwalkees brand name for them. Kindve a kleenex/tissue situation...

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Well, cause i can actually find halfway decent carbide end mills easier than HSS, the carbide lasts longer, and i dont have to slow down if im working...

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You know, with all the hullabaloo about magic numbers, im still waiting to hear how carbide doesnt work below a certain surface speed

Cause,...

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+1 on the sawzall, not my favorite way to cut metal, but it works and they can be had cheaply

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Whacking them with a big old hammer wont work to split them? If that wont work, id bandsaw them into smaller pieces