On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:09:01 -0800 (PST), Mechanical Magic
wrote:


Carbide should NEVER be allowed to rub on a surface. One hand manual
feeding on a lathe or mill is a bad practice. Learn how to set your
machine to at least .002" per rev or per tooth when using carbide.

Just my view.
Dave


Welll..there are wiper inserts...but your comments are largely very
true.

Gunner