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Has anyone seen one? Are they any good? I need a big bore, but I don't have $10K to spend on one.

I am glad I found this place. Thanks everyone. I need to go and buy some bar and try it again. I have been buying from Online Metals and from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty. I have not really found anyplace else that sells the small quantities that I use for less than outrageous prices. Any sugestions?

Thanks everyone. I am inexperienced. I have been making these whistles for years, but that is all I do. Mostly it was about cutting tubing on the lathe, but now I am trying to do a little more. I don't have different situations under my belt as it were. I am cutting totally dry. Next time, I will tr...

I am not sure where I got that 11/16" drill size. Harold's right that makes no sense at all. I am thinking that what I really meant was 15/32" In any case, it's a little smaller than 1/2". So, the question remains. Why are my drilled holes so nasty inside? If I drill out a 15/32"...

Hi everyone. I am new in these forums. I make Irish Pennywhistles (see http://whistlemaker.com) and I ship them all over the world. I am thinking of farming out some of my machine work. Is there anyone here interested in doing that? I am looking at around 20-50 parts per month, depending on the seas...

My name is Chuck Tilbury and I have been making Irish Pennywhistles for a while and I thought I would join a forum where people talk about metal working machines and how to use them. If you want to know more about what I make, you can look at http://whistlemaker.com. Some of my other projects are at...