Hard to beat $20!
Where's those pictures????
Where's those pictures????
With a Mill it'd be easy! Cutting that much off with a Dremel would be a bear.
It would come out oh so ugly with a Dremel for certain, but a good wrasp would make short work of it. I love me a good wrasp on aluminum. Fast, and gums up so much less!
It would come out oh so ugly with a Dremel for certain, but a good wrasp would make short work of it. I love me a good wrasp on aluminum. Fast, and gums up so much less!
I give!
I amend my statement to: His gas block wouldn't be as easy to modify as an FSB.
For as easy as they are, having done 2 now; next time I will be pulling it and buying a micro block.
My first motorcycle shop mentor (and hands down the wisest) was always giving me a hard time about wanting to make everything that I could, specialty tool wise, motorcycle parts wise, and other wise. He used to say to me, as I whittled away in the machine shop, or welded away with the TIG, "Dave, if you can buy it, buy it. If you CAN'T buy it, make it." I came to appreciate his wise words, but never got over the love of making, or better still modifying things.
These days I have more time than money, and don't get in too much of a hurry about things most of the time, so I'm all about making stuff again, if the mood hits me, and it's been hitting me a lot lately.
Every teenage boy should hand mill (that's a fun way to say file) a chunk of metal until it is square and true to .001" at least once in their life. Teaches patience, carefulness, appreciation for the time/work ratio, and appreciation of good tools, and good gloves!
These days I have more time than money, and don't get in too much of a hurry about things most of the time, so I'm all about making stuff again, if the mood hits me, and it's been hitting me a lot lately.
Every teenage boy should hand mill (that's a fun way to say file) a chunk of metal until it is square and true to .001" at least once in their life. Teaches patience, carefulness, appreciation for the time/work ratio, and appreciation of good tools, and good gloves!
Rasp.....and sore hands....
Actually its a file ..rasps are for wood...could be used on softer metal...aluminum?
Heh....
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You are absolutely right. Good, good gloves.
Another OSA member came over a few weeks ago and we made a tool. No files were harmed in the making of it. We did make some sparks with a cut off wheel and melted a little metal with the old TIG. It never stops being fun!
Another OSA member came over a few weeks ago and we made a tool. No files were harmed in the making of it. We did make some sparks with a cut off wheel and melted a little metal with the old TIG. It never stops being fun!
Oh TIG , thats always fun.
And when you wear those files/rasps down...they make Good knives...
And when you wear those files/rasps down...they make Good knives...
Indeed she is 
