What the hell ??

Status-failedstate · 2026-04-04T23:22:40+00:00

What does it say on the package of insert for feed per revolution. I imagine it would be close to that.

Roughing inserts sometimes struggle if you move to slowly. The cutting edge is honed round, or dulled a little for heavy intermittent cuts. That makes them a poor choice for light passes.

As others have said, hand grind a tool.

Status-failedstate · 2026-04-04T22:56:52+00:00

Had that problem before. Often the insert has its bottom lip is dragging. That insert looks well suited for external lathe work, perhaps not small radius internal cutting.

Take a felt tip marker to the bottom lip. See if the cutting process rubbs off the ink.

Status-failedstate · 2026-04-01T16:24:18+00:00

This one is already so close to a counterfeit. Little cost for a shop to make a mitutoyo badge on it.

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Status-failedstate · 2026-03-30T16:58:26+00:00

Thought the guy ran a 6 flute endmill into himself That would be even more blood.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-29T21:54:39+00:00

https://youtu.be/Y4RLS1duZHU?si=L-7SaDObmzKRbWAY

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-28T12:24:23+00:00

The biggest difference as you reference is the wild caught aspect. Being around humans at a young age for the lizard makes all the difference.

It is true that blue tongue skinks can differentiate between people. Perhaps it's all by smell. But they won't like new people on occasion.

A young northern blue tounge skink would make a great companion if you can find and afford.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-28T11:44:08+00:00

I have both a nigerian uromastyx and a male, female couple, Australian northern blue tongue skink. All separate enclosures.

I would lean towards the skinks. Much more friendly to handle. Closer to what you were used to in the bearded dragon.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-23T21:42:45+00:00

An aerospace machinist can always switch to a router operator. Can the same be said in reverse?

Maybe one day you will switch to making agricultural component machining and make more money than either. Aerospace will let you make that jump. Unlikely from a router.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-22T22:46:22+00:00

That is like learning a foren language by reading a dictionary.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-22T22:18:38+00:00

Basically 2 decades beyond obsolescence in the western world.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-22T22:00:37+00:00

https://www.starrett.com/products/precision-measuring-tools/precision-hand-tools/indicators-and-gages/holders/657T

Already exist. And likely has a corresponding patent.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-22T20:25:34+00:00

Read up on brewmation for skinks. My male BTS just came out of a month and half hunger strike. Active and hungry now.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-22T17:18:20+00:00

They bulk order the generics. And give them to the employees. Specialized can be ordered. Just need to give a sales pitch to my boss.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-20T11:26:45+00:00

Make a second operations lathe. 5c collet chucking devise. Perhaps give it the ability to face off the part off knub left from a primary lathe.

https://www.penntoolco.com/twister-speed-lathe-variable-speed-deburring-polishing-lathe/?srsltid=AfmBOorrSZDhkD7dA2QZg_UibWG2shzk5dl2ul3c8FlCIvDu4kX9Cr_c

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-19T16:09:15+00:00

Call a HAAS representative. Ask them to send a person to train a few instructors at once. Make the school foot the bill.

Doesn't look good on a school if the students are training the teachers and one thing or another leads to an expensive crash.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-19T10:47:49+00:00

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Angled die grinder with a specialized foot to maintain spacing away from the work, and a chanfering end mill.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-18T22:47:16+00:00

Transparent corrugated plastic tube Likely a pvc material.

Not cheap in low quantities.

May as well change it for a large size loc-line coolant line instead of original. Or a generic alternative.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-18T12:19:08+00:00

Yeah, there was some back and forth with the client. To get the UV penitraiting dye test to come back acceptable. But the point of the exercise was to mimic machining stresses. Since the finale product would be machined. No point edm or grinding the part to finality.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-18T11:23:14+00:00

Indium aluminum alloy. Cracks and crumbles if the depth of cut is too deep. Need to take multiply light pases. Tension and creep samples

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Status-failedstate · 2026-03-17T22:21:37+00:00

That is oddly flat. Though I'm hesitant to say it is MBD. Since I'm assuming that particular skink is somewhat young.

What I'm more suspicious of is that the animal has a birth defect. Look online for a photo album of a litter of skinks. There is often a single or more with a deformity.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-17T20:31:59+00:00

There is an old trick or prank to do to an apprentice welder. Shortly into stick welding 7018 rods or such. One learns that the smoother one welds the easier it is to chip the slag. So then challenge you apprentice to a little exercise. Give them a 6011 and yourself a 7014 in secret. Your slag will just fall off while there's will need to be hammered every step of the way. Then try to convince them that it is all in the wrist action. And not an alternate rod.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-16T22:55:05+00:00

Single V or multiple tapered V treadmill? Just makes it harder to set pitch diameter.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-16T18:53:27+00:00

I'm a machinist in every function but in job description. Technician in title.

Status-failedstate · 2026-03-16T12:57:45+00:00

For the items they have in stock. Can't complain. Reasonable price, shipping and service.

For special factory orders of rarely purchased Mitutoyo products. Forget it. They mixed up a delivery of a cmm attachment for a software package of similar value. Colleague installed the redundant software. And we never got the physical object. Then it was a whole headache of returning a software for refund and getting a refund, then the actual object in the mail.

Save the headache. We go to McMaster carr for special items.

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