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In this video, we demonstrate an ingenious method for crafting a machinist’s copper hammer. Using a “T” pipe connector as ...

While boring long bushings, do you ever find that the I.D. is just a hair undersize and you don’t want to make another pass for fear of making it oversize? In this situation, I cut a slot in an old ...

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