Took a boring job remaking some old tool steel parts and my surface finish went from 63 to 16 microinches after 6 months of grinding practice

Spent every Friday afternoon dialing in my speeds and feeds on that ancient Bridgeport until the scratches finally disappeared, anyone else notice how much tool pressure changes with just a tiny offset tweak?

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paigeg221mo ago

Man that Bridgeport stuff is so finicky but so satisfying when it finally clicks, I spent a whole weekend chasing a 32 finish on some D2 before realizing my wheel was loading up from too much dwell on the rough pass.

king.aaron1mo ago

You ever seen a guy sand a part down to nothing cuz he forgot to clean the stone?