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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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A Boring Primer
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mmcmdl
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Apprentice or New to the trade machinist . What should I have to start ?
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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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Part support while milling
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darkzero
Great Sheet Metal Cutting Trick
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Bi11Hudson
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Tips on tramming the nod of benchtop mill PM25MV
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RobertB
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Proper Inserts
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mksj
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Collets and concentricity
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T Bredehoft
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Which parting blade thickness should I go with?
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macardoso
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internal 5/8-11 tool and insert?
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epanzella
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Difficulty maching mild steel at very small diameters
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stupoty
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Smoke when turning steel with HHS bits
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Cadillac
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Would a 1018 cold rolled bar be OK for a draw bar?
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MrWhoopee
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Mike6158
Question about mini-lathe setup (maybe)
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Ken from ontario
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What belt sander to buy
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Mike6158
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Milling a circle
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brino
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Complex shapes on lathe
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RobertB
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Getting started, need a mill and a lathe.
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Pcmaker
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Does climb or conventional milling only apply to edges of the work piece?
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stioc
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Mud Motor U-Joint
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matthewsx
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Asian Import
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wrmiller
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Melting Nickel
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Steel hardness?
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Is an old domestic lathe worth the same as a new import lathe?
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mickri
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Turning Bolts with HSS?
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ErichKeane
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Hand Wheel for PM Lathe
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Tozguy
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What are square end lathe cutters for?
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shotgun choker
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How accurate should a Pillar drill be?
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Julia
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Having a rough time with tailstock aligment on a PM-1127 lathe
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Dynahoe Dave
Tough Steel?
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ericc
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End mills
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Cheeseking
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Beginner Measuring Devices
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rock_breaker
Brake Repair Finished
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rock_breaker
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Tail stock die holder
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Cadillac STS
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Dynahoe Dave
Milling a plate to be flat
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Dynahoe Dave
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Thread Mic and Internal Threading
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mikey
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Mini mill table binding
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epanzella
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How to machine recess/grooves on faces
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Janderso
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The importance of Metal Lathe level, plumb, and placement.
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CDarby67
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Any tips to centering a MT3 dead center in a lathe?
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Tozguy
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Indicators
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macardoso
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How to machine the end of a 1.5" dia rod perfectly round?
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Cadillac STS
Cadillac STS
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Dodecahedron figured out
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ArmyDoc
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best method to drill a centering hole in a square block of aluminum
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ChrisAttebery
ChrisAttebery
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What kind of tap do I need?
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RobertB
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Insert for turning hard steel /Harley crankpin?
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matthewsx
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Thread Measuring Wires
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benmychree
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Howard_S
Engagement lever can rotate too far
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mikey
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Need help with measuring internal diameter
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NortonDommi
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machining press fit vs loctite
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dansawyer
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Investigator
Fly cutter questions
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mikey
mikey
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Vise mounting
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Tom1948
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tapping aluminum - tap clogging
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