A BEGINNER'S FORUM (Learn How To Machine Here!)

This forum is for beginners and newbies to learn the skills they need to begin in hobby-machining. Do not be afraid to ask anything you want to know in here.
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Models for grinding HSS Lathe Tools
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Apprentice or New to the trade machinist . What should I have to start ?
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A Boring Primer
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DIY Rivet Set for steel tubular rivets
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Surface Feet Per Minute (SFM)
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Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T) Symbols Reference Guide
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Common Machine Shop Abbreviations
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Blueprint Symbols
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Machinist Terms
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Total Indicated Runout (TIR)
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Sheer, notcher, brake
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Pedestal grinder
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MIT Milling machine
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MIT Lathe
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Drill press
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Belt sander
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Parts layout
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Measurement
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Metal cutting physics
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Shop Safety
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How to use a milling machine
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How to Use a Lathe
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What are the parts of a lathe machine?
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Parts of a Lathe
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Our New Video Channels
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Mit Videos Essential Machining Skills
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--> Introduction To The Milling Machine
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Introductory Pdfs
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Pdf On Lathe From Mit
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--> More Basic Information On The Lathe
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--> Introduction To The Metalworking Lathe
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Carbide Insert Chart
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H - M Downloads - Navigation And Use
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Chuck Weight?
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Boring Ti spacer
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Metric equivalent to CPMW32.51?
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mikey
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MT tool post holder
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finsruskw
What are the grades of steel??
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Finally getting my G0602 setup!
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Billet aluminum bat
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[How-To] Lathe chatter
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Mounting a chuck on a new backplate
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Wrong type of steel?
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MrWhoopee
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Getting started: Shop questions
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deakin
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Need Help- Trying To Make Bucket Pins For Excavator-
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How did this happen? Bent gear shaft...
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Bought a Mister for coolant
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KMoffett
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Dial test indicator question
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Optimal change gear ordering?
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higgite
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Indicators
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Micro 100 threading tool
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mikey
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More tooling questions
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First questions: grinder & bench height
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Cleaning parts before silver soldering (degreasing)
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Al 1
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Making flat washers
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Drilling vs Milling hole tolerances
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Do you guys know BlondiHacks, Joe Pieczynski, Abom 79 ???
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Upping my game in workholding?
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Basic Milling question, re-registering a hole after 180 degree rotation
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Flyinfool
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A hand held drill chuck that doesn't s*%k
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Tool Post tool holders
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Switching from 3 jaw to 4 jaw chuck
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SINGING END MILL
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Machined slots in drill press base plate ?
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Indexable boring bar for criterion
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mikey
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123 Blocks - I'm underwhelmed, or ignorant
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Can this be a 0-1/2" chuck?
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First project on a PM25, tee slot nuts for my vise
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Bright finish or coated Cobalt end mill?
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pontiac428
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Need suggestions for holding 1" x 1/8" disk for face milling and drilling
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Jimsehr
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This is probably old hat for you guys, but need advice on how to move my new mill
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WobblyHand
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R8 TOOLMEX JANGO KEYLESS DRILL CHUCK
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Kroll
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Another Parting off Thread
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Aukai
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MT3 tailstock issue
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Tozguy
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Facing tool keeps leaving .0005 to .001 lines down the part.
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turningwheels
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Single point cutting at 60 degree compound.
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Mitch Alsup
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I have to be doing something stupid
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wlburton
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finsruskw
Stuff to turn machined parts black
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kvt
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Trying to improve parting
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Measuring TIR, which measurement do I believe?
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Diecutter
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Lubricate L00 headstock taper?
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Rough edges when milling steel
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Aukai
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Missed it by thaaaat much...
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