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   * Wipe the vice before clamping. Chips between metal cause dimension errors.   * Wipe the vice before clamping. Chips between metal cause dimension errors.
   * Wipe calipers before measuring. Same reason.   * Wipe calipers before measuring. Same reason.
-  * Tap the stock into the vice- must be resting on parallels- this eliminates "vice-lift" (Jaxen's vice is pretty resistant to this, but it's still good practice).+  * Tap the workpiece into the vice- must be resting on parallels- this eliminates "vice-lift" (Jaxen's vice is pretty resistant to this, but it's still good practice).
   * Don't let the cutter bit fall out! Remember the 3 points you must touch while doing this. Refer to training.   * Don't let the cutter bit fall out! Remember the 3 points you must touch while doing this. Refer to training.
   * Chip control- don't cut chips. Chips dulls bits and scratch your surface finish. Get them out of the path of the bit somehow (coolant to be added).   * Chip control- don't cut chips. Chips dulls bits and scratch your surface finish. Get them out of the path of the bit somehow (coolant to be added).
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 The "draw bar" mates with threads on the top of the collet. The "draw bar" mates with threads on the top of the collet.
  
-===== Squaring stock: =====+===== Squaring Stock =====
  
 Identify the flattest faces to use as clamping faces, then face the roughest first. Identify the flattest faces to use as clamping faces, then face the roughest first.
 Next, put this newly faced face against the jaws, and face the next face, 90* from the first. Next, put this newly faced face against the jaws, and face the next face, 90* from the first.
-However, when clamping, use a round stock against the unfinished face to prevent it from altering squareness.+However, when clamping, use a round stock (rod) against the unfinished face to prevent it from altering squareness.
 Continue using these principles. Continue using these principles.
 For the last 2 sides, can use an endmill bit to make faces perpendicular to the spindle axis. For the last 2 sides, can use an endmill bit to make faces perpendicular to the spindle axis.
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 **Top-hat method:** **Top-hat method:**
  
-Good for when you don't need fully-faced sizes, but complete top and bottoms. +Good for when you don't need fully-faced sides, but complete top and bottoms. 
-(There is no way to accurately face the full sides using this method)+(Technically this method cannot **perfectly** face the full sides, but it's practically unnoticeable)
  
-Can use a chamfering tool for final step as an alternative to deburring.+Can use a chamfering tool for final step as an alternative to de-burring.
  
-**Facing:**+**Facing/Surfacing**
  
 If you climb-cut a face around the edges, it won't produce a burr, because the burr is sucked inwards and naturally cut off. If you climb-cut a face around the edges, it won't produce a burr, because the burr is sucked inwards and naturally cut off.
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 ===== Speed and feed resources ===== ===== Speed and feed resources =====
  
-TODO need a metric version!!!!!!!!!+TODO need to link a metric version!!
  
 https://www.autodrill.com/resources/recommended-tool-speed-chart https://www.autodrill.com/resources/recommended-tool-speed-chart
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 You will definitely need a custom mount for your part if: You will definitely need a custom mount for your part if:
-  * Less than 2 parallel faces of your finished part are stock+  * Your part does not have at least 2 parallel faces that are rigid enough to be load bearing.
  
 The standard mounting method currently is M6 threaded holes spaced 10mm apart, passing through non-threaded holes in your workpiece. The standard mounting method currently is M6 threaded holes spaced 10mm apart, passing through non-threaded holes in your workpiece.
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 **Steps:** **Steps:**
   - During your operation, click CYCLE STOP when you are just at the boundary of 2 lines of G-Code operating. Doesn't matter whether you're at the end of one or beginning of the one you want to resume in.   - During your operation, click CYCLE STOP when you are just at the boundary of 2 lines of G-Code operating. Doesn't matter whether you're at the end of one or beginning of the one you want to resume in.
-  - Do whatever you need while the machine is paused. Move workholding, manually jog the machine, adjust workspace origin, etc.+  - Do whatever you need while the machine is paused. Move workholding/workpiece, or manually jog the machine. 
 +    - HOWEVER: be careful of executing G-Code in this state! Your program may be depending on mode G90 or G91, and any other settings, and won't know if you change them!
   - Jog the machine back to the start of where you want to resume.   - Jog the machine back to the start of where you want to resume.
   - Scroll in the GCode window to highlight the line and feature you want to resume at the start of.   - Scroll in the GCode window to highlight the line and feature you want to resume at the start of.