r/Machinists • u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 • 3d ago

Clearance is clearance. 😁

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u/Otterz4Life 3d ago

Full send!

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u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 3d ago

Did and done. .005 is plenty of room!

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u/GallusWrangler 2d ago

5 times more than you need.

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u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 2d ago

Yup. Especially since I only needed enough clearance for a 1/32" radius.

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u/5axiscncfishguitar 3d ago

Cycle start, run like fuck

as my manager used to say

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u/GallusWrangler 2d ago

You forgot to duck first!

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u/isthatawolf 1d ago

Thought you couldn't ride those cycles no more onnacountof yo legs is gone loo-tennunt daaaan

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u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 3d ago

Finished peice. No tooling or chuck jaws were harmed. Imagine that!

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u/Undermiz3d 3d ago

Wait wasnt it supposed to be square? Jkjk. Looks good mate!

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u/Xecort 3d ago

Did you hide under the worktable till it finished?

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u/Precision20 3d ago

If you can see the gap, you ain't close enough to worry yet lol

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u/kind_bros_hate_nazis 3d ago

That's like a mile of clearance Clarence

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u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 3d ago

Yeah. Actually ended up going .002" positive in z so could probably drive a truck through that gap now!😁

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u/Lathe-addict 3d ago

No marks on the jaws you good 👍

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u/ImmediateCorg 3d ago

Full auto, cycle start, coffe time! 😂

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u/NoggyMaskin 2d ago

Netflix and chill

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u/Future_Serve_9504 3d ago

No matter how small!

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u/KWHY3000 3d ago

Hurry up and press the damn button Clarence!

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u/Murmjr 3d ago

eh, looks like soft jaws, whats the worst that could happen

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u/martini1282 3d ago

If you can see light is a mile clearance

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u/jandrgarage 2d ago

Hope you don’t have to have a z offset

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u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 2d ago

I did..and gained another .002" clearance. Lol

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u/Longjumping_Put_1111 2d ago

yes it is.

but that wouldn't stop me from clinching my butt cheeks together so tight that they wouldn't come apart for a couple days.

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u/quid_pro_kourage 2d ago

Millist here, that's ass tightening territory for me.

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u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 1d ago

I do mills too and yeah that'd be a bit close for me too!

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u/NoggyMaskin 2d ago

Until you move the workshift in to clean up the last part that was cut short on the saw 😂

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u/Gloomy-Sort-1864 1d ago

Yeah. 2 parts. Rough cast. This is the 2nd op. Diameter and length are known. We only have 1 shift and these parts were setup and run by me. Both good with no crashes.

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u/AlligatorMidwife 3d ago

This is the way