Re: Milling proceedure questions

Ivan Vegvary <ivan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Used my plasma cutter and cut two 1/4" thick 3"x6" plates [snip] Tried
to true the edge with the end of a 3/4" mill (tried several, even a new

The mill should have a diameter of about 120..150% of the plate's
thickness. 3/4 is much to big.

Also, check that your vice closes parallel and that it doesn't make a
very slight V (looking both from the side and top).


Nick
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