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It would still be useful for brazed carbide tools though. I made a sled that slides in the table slots on my carbide grinder and cut a couple of different angle slots in the top for grinding lathe bits. HSS and brazed carbide. It holds a straight line a lot better than I can freehand. Also drilled some pivot holes in it to maintain a perfect arc when grinding or lapping my scraper blades too.

For some odd reason I just don't have the same hand / eye coordination I used to have. Rolleyes
Willie
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Charlie's first guitar neck using the new radius jig we made,

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Interesting. I've never seen a fret-less bass before. Learned something new.
Willie
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Similar to the original bass violins. Takes skill and a good ear to play.
Mike

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I've seen them but never played one.
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Well finished it today.
Was given some 60 deg pointed carbide burrs, had a never used air die grinder, so decided to make a chamfering machine. 
Had to make the mount for the die grinder tilt it an additional 15 degree's to get a 45 degree chamfer. 
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The die grinder threads into the mount to adjust the cutter height, a locking ring has been added.
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Made a foot operated valve to operate it.

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Been working in the cabinet shop, fresh varnish made me move to the metal shop this aft. Thought there might be a flower hiding in a chunk of 1 1/4 copper pipe I had.

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Any ideas on how to clean the copper. Had it shined up on the wire wheel but subsequent annealing left it like this.
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Sweet rose, Greg. Must have taken a lot of hammering!

The oxide can be removed with a phosphoric acid etch. Naval Jelly, or metal prep from your local automotive paint supply will do the job.

Tom
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Thanks Tom, actually wasn't that much work. Watched a couple of videos then trashed most of their ideas. Tin snips were a futile idea, used the bandsaw, then a wire wheel smoothed the edges, hammering in the relief pattern seamed like a lot of work so out came the air hammer with a chisel. The shaping was done on the anvil rather than pliers. Actually was a fun little project. Should get me lots of browny points with Alison.
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Any project that makes the spouse happy is a good project. Thumbsup
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