Ed Huntress fired this volley in
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But you need enough feed to "crumple" the chip in
compression. You'll recognize it when you see it.


Ig,
I might add after your last comment about "not pushing your lathe too
hard", that they're designed for that. Don't baby it, or you'll just
wear out tooling and patience prematurely. Time (your time and your
employees') is money.

There's nothin' wrong with smokin' blue chips once in a while.

Lloyd