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Many may already know this but I tried a new way ( for me anyway) of parting off a part. I remembered seeing a YouTube video of someone parting off by having the parting tool upside down and then running the lathe spindle in reverse so I decided to give it a try. What a difference! Cut thru...

Have a .75 aluminum round, .5 inch long and it needs a .5 inch hole thru. Better to drill or mill?

This looks like an awesome project. Anyone know if original plans exist?

What does one use to shim under a flat part when edge milling on a rotary rable? Don't want to gouge the table inadvertently.

If one doesn't have a rotary table, how would you mill the circumference of a circular piece with a small stem (think banjo shape)?

Good supplier for aluminum - flats, sheets, rounds, rings. Good prices and FREE SHIPPING in US. Also has large selection of tooling, and mills carbide etc. No Chinese here.

My new LMS high torque Mini mill has a t slot on the front edge of the table with a round hole at each end. Regular tee nuts don't fit, so what is the purpose of this slot??

Milling a slot in a piece of aluminum held in the vise. All going well until I see sparks (from aluminum??). Then noticed I had milled a nice slot in the overly long vise hold down screw. Oh well,it was too long anyway.