"Wes" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

I noticed that parts of the east coast hit triple digits. As a former
resident of Indiana
that experienced a lot of hot muggy summers you have my sympathy. When
the humidity
defeats evaporative cooling, aka, sweating, life is miserable and often
dangerous
depending on age and health.

Wes

I've just been working indoors with air conditioning. Some people are
really
suffering.


I went out this morning to fit my BXA Phase II post to my Clausing. I
should have cut a
hole in the wall and installed the air conditioner first.

Instead I clamped up the piece that goes in the tee slot and started
milling it to size.
Stuff was heat treated but machinable with HSS but it was really pushing
my mill hard.

Ran into issues with part lift, end mill pullout, or something. This
wasn't working, I
wasn't getting each side of the tee nut the same which would cause the
tool post stud to
lean and over stress the tee slot in my compound.

Finally, I stepped back, rummaged around and found a 1/2" carbide end
mill, grabbed an
ingot from the bullet casting supplies and beat that part against the
parrallels in the
vise while giving the handle a bunch more twist. Put a bit more torque on
the drawbar to
make sure I don't get any walk there, set the gib locks on all axises I'm
not moving and
went after it one more time. Cut like butter, no vibrations, nice finish.
a bit of
whittling and I'm done.

Sweat is dripping off of my body. Go to tighten down the tool post, can't
find a 1"
wrench. Time to go shopping.

The BXA is much larger than the AXA I had on a riser plate. The BXA looks
right. I
enriched the economy of China via CDCO to secure a small pile of #2
holders.

Later in the day I did some measuring for the hole I need to put in the
wall and the heat
and humidity was making me miserable. I'll try to get out early tomorrow
and get the AC
installed. It was supposed to be a nice day and I planned to get the
grass cut.

This is my futile attempt to turn a political post into a metalworking
post.

Wes

I always appreciate a good narrative but don't feel compelled to tell us
about how the lawn-mowing went. The overall story will come through even
though it has a few gaps. g

I went fishing around daybreak, 25 miles to the west of my home, and got
caught in a downpour so fierce that I had to pull off the road. Then I came
home and it's still dry as a bone.

It will rain here eventually, but don't wait for reports. I probably won't
mention it...

--
Ed Huntress