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Bevel gear cutting on a shaper

Pretty interesting video/method. I caught the first one last week, and watching the 2nd now. Any thoughts from those that have cut/tried to cut bevel gears?


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AliExpress shipping

This is a first for me at least. Something to keep an eye on. I selected some parts that were listed as free shipping on orders over $10. Very typical. Order was like $27 or whatever, all in same cart, from same seller. Clicked buy (a bit to hasty in hindsight). I noticed $11 shipping was added. I asked the seller & got this reply.


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What do you do with chips?

I live in the city of Toronto. I have a moderate waste basket full of mixed cuttings from my projects (steel, aluminum, brass). I could dump them into the municipal recycling, but am curious what other people do with them? This has gotten a lot worse in the last few weeks because my boys decided that I should make them some chess pieces from some stainless stock. It cuts really...


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Depth of cut with a round nose mill

Maybe this was obvious to obvious to everyone but me Today when milling with a round nose mill I had a dramatic change in the depth of cut. I usually just tighten to hand tight + a bit. And it seems enough. But today I was trying to make a round profile for one of the chess pieces that my boys had asked me about and used a round nose mill. In the standard milling direction it w...


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Twist drill bit alternative - Regular drill press

So can you use something like Annular cutters in a regular drill press? I seen a video of a guy who replaced his regular drill chuck with one to hold something like an annular cutter but it had a center pin to line up with your marked hole. It was a very short video and didn't explain much. Looking at future options to cut various steel (1/8" to 5/16") with just my drill press....


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