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    Rehiring an employee who quit?

    We have an employee who gave 2 weeks notice and is going somewhere that has better benefits. Which I completely understand. He's been with us about 10 years and been a pretty good employee for the most part. Good attendance, does quality work, but not the best attitude at times and won't do much...
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Does anyone here have any experience using one of these? http://platinumtooling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/AMF_marking_and_cleaning_tools.pdf I have a job with a lot of engraving and would like to speed things up. Wondering if these are as good as they claim?
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    Back rake boring

    Anyone have any experience with these? I'm wondering how much depth of cut go 6061 aluminum? MSC Industrial Supply Co. Thanks
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    Boring Bar Question

    Does anyone here have any experience with this type of boring bar? .48 Inch Minimum Bore Diameter, 2-1/2 Inch 11477 - MSC I have an aluminum part with a 2" deep .625" + or -.0005 tolerance blind hole. What kind of feed and speed would you recommend and how much depth of cut?
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    ccmt vs. wnmg insert boring bars

    So, I'm planning on buying a new 3/4" shank boring bar and wanted to get some input on the pros and cons of these to styles. I've been using a tpmt style bar and want to try something else. It will be used mostly on aluminium, but some steel and for both roughing and finishing. My biggest...
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    Mori SL-204?

    I need to do some rotary broaching and would like to know how much thrust the SL-204 has in the Z-axis. Does anyone here know, or can point me in the right direction to finding out? Thanks!
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    Boring question

    Hello, I'm working with 2" X .375" wall 6061 aluminum tubing. The bore is 1.502"-1.503" dia. and 2.2" deep, with a 1.3" dia and .4" deep bore at the bottom. I'm using a Hertel 3/4" shank coolant fed boring bar with a TPGH chip control insert at 4500 RPM and .012 IPR. My problem is with getting...
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