Big Barn’s Retirement Farm Shop

[TheFarmerInAdell]

The idea behind using a smaller cutter on thin material is based on the amount of surface contact you have (diameter contact vs vertical contact). A smaller cutter will cause the material to chatter less than a large cutter. Chattering material will chip your cutter. Yes, you could profile it and drop it out as well. Full width milling can leave a rough finish, just plan for a clean-up pass around it. As good as that full radius looks, you don't really need it. Just use a 1/4" bit and leave the back square. When you don't have coolant flood (like in a CNC machine) you want to slow down spindle speed significantly because stainless generates quite a bit of heat and you don't have enough cooling mass to remove that heat. If you must use stainless, 400 series would be a better choice when milling, as it lacks nickel. I've milled my fair share of tool steel - A2, D2 and 4140PH being the main ones - and I'd rather mill tool steel than 300 series stainless.

 

[Big Barn]

My good friend Pat found this ad on Facebook Marketplace...

To which he sent this reply .....

I feel very privileged to have him as a friend.

 

[sodamo]

I hope your friend got a favorable response.

 

[Big Barn]

I hope your friend got a favorable response.

Not certain.

Maybe. Maybe not. Won't matter to him. He's used to controversy.

 

[Big Barn]

My friends Dave and Cathy keep their landscape equipment in my yard and in appreciation often surprise me with thoughtful gifts.

They found this cool pump oiler at a garage sale on the weekend..

I prefer the patina look but this one had too many sharp edges.

So I spiffed it up.

 

[dstig1]

Very Spiffy Mr Barn!

 

[Big Barn]

Very Spiffy Mr Barn!

Haha. Thanks, Dave!

 

[sodamo]

Nice long reach

 

[dragoneggs]

My friends Dave and Cathy keep their landscape equipment in my yard and in appreciation often surprise me with thoughtful gifts.

They found this cool pump oiler at a garage sale on the weekend..

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I prefer the patina look but this one had too many sharp edges.

So I spiffed it up.

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I like the unspiffy look better but I suppose if one was cutting up their hands with it, then it had to go.

 

[Big Barn]

I like the unspiffy look better but I suppose if one was cutting up their hands with it, then it had to go.

Same here. Especially when I look at before and after.