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No self respecting hobbyist would drink in a bar due to cost, a 12 pack of domestic beer at a liquor store $13.00 vs 12 beers in a bar $36,00 (-:
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Do you use the same internet that I do?...

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You jest....

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Try it, spin a 3 jaw scroll chuck at 2000 rpms 6 hours per day with water based coolant pouring on it.
I go through 2-3 gallons per day 5 days per...

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I would like to observe Paul and Tears sitting at a bar together discussing metrology,
500 words per minute plus or minus 2 WPM (-:

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An excellent tool for measuring this sort of thing is an internal groove micrometer when the groove is more then .050" wide, whilst not intended...

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Mount the machine upsidedown, it will then lift the carriage onto the ways.

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You do not recognize a joke when you see one Paul.
That joke has a humor accuracy of .00001-.00002 laughs on the Seinfeld scale, +- .000005
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I do not know what a Stephan is.
However people crave accuracy it appears, nearly every post in this thread is about accuracy, if you want it then...

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Wyler
https://store.gaging.com/products/pr...els/blue-level...

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Coolant removes heat using water mostly, cutting oils add lubricity and reduce galling between the tool and work material but are not a very good as a...

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The water evaporates, coolant is used to remove heat from the cutting zone by adding heat to the water which changes state from liquid to gas....

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I only use 100% Rocky Mountain water, anything else is substandard.

On a more serious note, a single small CNC lathe using a 3 jaw scroll...

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That is about 175€ more then American hobbyists will pay for a simple drill chuck.

Offshore manufacturing has been a considerable advantage...

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This would pose a problem (-:...

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You do realize that 70 years of development has occurred, why do you consider a modern motor a "piece of crap"?...

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They have no way of measuring such a feature so they don't. If it does not look like a drilled hole and the mating part fits it is called good.
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The fun begins on Monday
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There are often facets of gauge block use that people ignore.

Ambient temperature is one such variable, many home shop metrology labs lack...

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The fly cutters that utilize cheap triangular positive rake inserts work a charm on light milling machines, either make one or buy one and you will not...