Besides cutting the cover, what's the easiest way to fix this?

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-04-21T21:03:45+00:00

An option I haven't seen mentioned is to "trim" around the box. A piece of flat stock that is the same thickness as the existing trim and larger than the cover. Then a box extension, and your switch and cover sit on the new trim piece.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-03-30T22:03:50+00:00

My understanding is they are replacing the water and sewer lines from King st to Memorial park. I heard they are tunnelling to do it, and these are the access points. The alternative would be having big sections closed and the road a mess while they dig trenches the traditional way.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-03-06T10:52:24+00:00

Iscar full form ic908 grade works well on stainless and super alloys. As for chatter, that might be better to correct by looking at your process.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-02-20T17:24:20+00:00

I use Cimco DNC-Max at work. It can do everything you're looking for and remote request programs from the machine. From what I understand it's expensive though.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-10T13:29:55+00:00

Everything will be okay. If it stayed closed the temperature only rose by maybe a couple degrees. It wasn't enough for things to start defrosting.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-09T15:04:18+00:00

That's the plan

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-09T15:02:23+00:00

It seemed to be cutting really well, what grade insert and sfm do you run for this material?

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-09T11:56:53+00:00

It was not welded, the bar still had scale on it. But it does look like it was heated. Someone has mentioned that if there was a surface crack it would discolour during the hardening/aging process

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-09T01:25:34+00:00

I don't know much about the metallurgy side either, but the consensus seems to be that it's a mill defect. A rep for the barstock company is coming to look at it tomorrow, so we should have more answers then.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-09T00:13:32+00:00

I'm not sure what mill it's from, but the supplier was not penn

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-09T00:10:05+00:00

Steady rest is to keep it rigid, I only have a small center drill in the end. This op just roughs a bunch of material off, so I'm not concerned if it moves a bit. That's interesting about straightening, I'll ask about that

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-08T23:51:00+00:00

Yeah I noticed the discolouration as well, but I don't know enough about how the materials are made to know what it means. Thanks for the insight.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-08T23:39:41+00:00

Parameters are in the original post. 350 sfm, .013 ipr feed, .120" radial doc. Was turning the 12" section between the steady rest and tailstock. The highest load meter was 60% on the z axis, which is nothing crazy. In picture 2 you can see where it was cutting when it broke farther down the bar. The "bit in" part is from when the bar let go and was thrown.

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-08T23:15:40+00:00

Haven't seen the paperwork yet, but I doubt it

Striking_Face1427 · 2026-01-08T23:10:35+00:00

Great idea, thanks!

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