Nice work, Geoff

Keep surviving !!

MichaelG.

I was transferred to Papworth from Peterborough Hospital. Rush hour on the A1 and the two lines of cars simply widened the gap between them and the ambulance going down the middle with siren and lights flashing. The paramedic looked at the speed for me and said 90 mph!

I didn't think I was a real emergency case, it turned out the ambulance crew were based at Papworth and it was a quick way to finish their shift!

Andrew.

I find that standard stick to 120 Amps can be quite soft and malleable

If you want a hard weld then wire welding seems to be the way

Looks like things could get pretty warm for you over the next few days, a cool drink under a shady tree with a copy of ME might be the way to go

Hard to see but what is the shape of the cutter? It looks the wrong way round ie not deepest edge outwards.

As far as cutter geometry is concerned it’s not really any different than facing on the lathe?🙂

Edited By not done it yet on 14/07/2022 10:20:27

The thing to remember or get your head around is that the device is moving sideways not downwards. So it is the outer edge of the tool that meets the material first. You might make that bottom outer corner a sharp but fragile one which will leave lot of little grooves on the surface corresponding to your feed rate, or round it off as with a late tool.
Now have a hard think about which where the clearance has to be, and the equivalent of top rake.. You might want to leave that for a cooler day

( for future readers or foreigners it is currently circa 28-30C in the UK which we consider extremely hot although you might be reaching for a coat)