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Offline Paulc

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Not what was intended
« on: October 05, 2019, 09:24:03 PM »
Milling a slot in a piece of aluminum held in the vise.
All going well until I see sparks (from aluminum??).
Then noticed I had milled a nice slot in the overly long vise hold down screw.
Oh well,it was too long anyway.

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Re: Not what was intended
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2019, 09:59:45 PM »
Hi Paul

Been there, done that, got the badge  :facepalm2:

Cheers

Rich

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Re: Not what was intended
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2019, 04:46:53 AM »
Paul,

The only ones who never make a mistake are the ones who never do anything......    Keep cranking!

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Re: Not what was intended
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2019, 04:08:20 PM »
You did see the lovely semicircular kiss I made in my brand new vice a couple of months ago, didn't you? welcome to the club I am also a member.

Mike
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