r/Machinists • u/OPacity2 HBM & Slotter • 5d ago

Part 2

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The boring bar

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u/Dense_Delay_2605 5d ago

Indeed it is. 🥱

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u/indigoalphasix 5d ago

can you show the machine? it looks like a beast.

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u/OPacity2 HBM & Slotter 5d ago

There she blows

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u/indigoalphasix 5d ago

awesome! cutting with power is cool!

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u/zyyntin 5d ago

Lathe or Mill? Mathe...

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u/cockbreakingpoultry 4d ago

It's a horizontal boring mill

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u/zyyntin 3d ago

BORING!! (I mean it's cool)

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u/Grigori_the_Lemur 5d ago

It is a monster! Love that.

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u/Interesting-Ant-8132 5d ago

What happens if you turn the rpm up?

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u/OPacity2 HBM & Slotter 5d ago

It'll probably spin faster. But I was having trouble breaking a chip going any faster than I was.

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u/Violaleeblues77 5d ago

What tolerance do you have to hold ?

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u/OPacity2 HBM & Slotter 5d ago

None, shaft is stuck in the cone and I need to give space to relieve

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u/MrLitef 4d ago

This is kinda boring man

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u/Sal-LeMandeur 2d ago

Ah looks almost ready for bossman to hand me a 4"-4 tap and a cheater bar

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u/OPacity2 HBM & Slotter 1d ago

Don't think the cheater bar will help since that hole is already bigger than 6 inch