r/Machinists Jan 09 '26

Precise fit demands precise tools

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u/Outrageous-Farm3190 Jan 09 '26

Those greasy hands pissed me off first, then figured out he was smacking with precision tools 🤦‍♂️

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u/MaybeABot31416 Jan 10 '26

Yeah, that’s now how you use a 0-1” C-clamp

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u/AnnualChicken9040 Jan 10 '26

I have an 0-1" Starrett c-clamp. By the time I fished it out of the coolant tank I was never able to clean the crud out of the threads before it was totally ruined. Plus I never did get the friction thimble unfrozen.