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The old guy at the tool crib in Dayton showed me his setup for deburring parts.
He had this little jig made from scrap aluminum and a worn-out brush, said he'd been using it for 15 years. He told me, 'Kid, sometimes the best tool is the one you already have, you just gotta look at it sideways.' What's the oldest, simplest trick you still use on your machine?
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lopez.wren12d ago
My old foreman used a butter knife as a feeler gauge for years. Said it was the perfect thickness for checking a gap.
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the_phoenix12d ago
Remember my shop teacher using a soda can shim to level a milling vise. The whole class thought he lost it, but that thing held for a whole semester. Now I keep a stack of feeler gauges right next to a crushed Coke can in my box, just in case. Some old tricks are just too stupid to not work, lol.
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