Tools that make my job easier.

[La machinist]

I have a couple of those, T-Mics. Can't recall the maker, but they are not cheap. I used it in a similar fashion as La does, except I did have a thru-hole, but after roughing and heat treating, the only way to get a straight ID was to bend them straight, according to the ID. Using a Tmic, the thick wall should indicate a high spot where the OD should be cut. It was always bad looking when the parts came off the press all bent up, but when the OD was finished, it was running true with the ID. These parts were 7-8 feet long so there was no way to get an indicator all the way in to measure ID/OD runout.

Probably not all that useful for hobby work, but for the tool junkie......indispensable.

Been there done that as they say. Sometimes you gotta bend them to get them straight.

 

[La machinist]

You just had to show me a new tool that I didn't know existed. Now I'm going to have to have one.:whistle: There goes the tool budget again.

Oh Jim I have plenty more to show. Lol

 

[darkzero]

Oh Jim I have plenty more to show. Lol

Ok, I'm going to make a big bucket of popcorn....