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Default left hand boring bar

On Dec 19, 7:31*am, Robert Nichols
wrote:
In article ,
David Billington wrote::Robert Nichols wrote:

:
: Your mill can't run its spindle in reverse?????????????
:
: *
:Many of the boring heads use a threaded fitment to the arbor so you
:can't run them in reverse unless you take special precautions to stop
:them coming undone.

Ahh yes, that would be a problem. *My boring head has an integral
shank, so I didn't consider that factor.

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So I bought a solid carbide bit....$56 (OUCH!) Should get here monday
via ups.