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TAPE MEASURE

In most cases when I top down a sleeve, I put a piece of masking tape next to the sleeve. The tape I have is .005 thick so when my tooling touches the tape I have right around…

Randy Torvinen Torvinen’s Machine Menahga, MN

LINE HONE QUICK CHANGE

On my line honing machine, I machined the threaded hold down rods for 3/8” cap screws. This makes adjusting them much faster, using a cordless drill. Just machine the face flat, and drill and tap on…

Ron Flood Cedar Machine North Branch, MN

SWEETER THAN HONEY

We can all relate to trying to remove a nut that is well bonded to a stud. You have heated the nut to glowing red hot and it will move, but it is snapping, and you know you’re…

Peter vanSneidern Kidder Mtn Restoration  Temple, NH

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