Now what do I do with it?

I agree with the scrap/material bin idea. Its time will come when it is just the thing you need. Put it down to a lesson learned - disappointing, but if you're young enough the piece will have its day and you'll remember when this was the limit of your skill.
Michael
 
I don't think of these as mistakes, I think of them as prep for a future project! The cut off can be used to space parts off the table while drilling through holes.
 
cut it in half and make some 1,2,3 blocks....:dunno:
 
A little off the original topic but I have a question...

When I do similar work in my round ram Bridgeport, I get the same tooling marks. They are mostly a cosmetic problem and don't affect overall dimensions or fit.
What is causing this? Is it spindle speed? Feed speed? Bad bearings?
 
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