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kleinbl00  ·  2863 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Shopski: Boring Bar Holder

Penance enough.

Curious how true it stays over time. I've never used a tool holder that wasn't tool steel. I suspect you'll be fine if you stick to aluminum but I worry that brass and beyond might graunch that thing out of plumb. The lever arm on boring bars is pretty wiggly anyway.





lm  ·  2863 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, we'll see how that goes. If I have to remake it I won't be sad; there are a few things on this one that I wish I had done differently already.

Right now, all it has to cut is acetal, so it should be plenty sturdy for that.

kleinbl00  ·  2863 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, shit, dude. You coulda made it out of corn cobs.