> I assure you I am. I was doing a reasonably difficult threading project in school,7 different 60 degree threads,4 UN-C and 3 UN-F,all turned to different diameters on the same rod,with the correct undercuts at the shoulders. I scrapped this piece 4 times before I ever took the first threading cut,and twice after. I turned it in,got a 90 out of 100 on it,meaning there were 5 mistakes. I turned around and re-did the whole thing and got a 96,with 2 mistakes on the 1/2-13 threads,.002 under on the major diameter and .004 too deep on the undercut.
About a week later,I was starting another project and carrying tools across the shop. Somehow,I lost a #2 carbide centerdrill my Grandfather gave me along with the rest of his machinist tools,and spent 4 hours looking for it. I had a HSS #2,but OCD'ed the hell out anyway.
Paper towels are always Bounty Big Roll in white ONLY.
I've had the same General 6" pocket rule since high school. When my wife left,I called her every day until she found it in her desk.
On my flycutter shank,I stopped cutting on it at .756,and used emery cloth until I got to .752,then lapped with 400-2000 grit until I got it to .7499. The tolerance on the shank was +.000/-.002.
My instructor accuses me all the time of unnecessarily polishing parts,etc. In my mind,I'm just honing my attention to detail. My simple drill point gauge,made from cold-rolled steel,looks like you bought it off a Snap-On truck,hand-lapped to a chrome-like appearance.
I can't stand to leave rough edges or drag marks on a hole or straight edge I've used a deburr tool on,so I've made it a habit to go back over them with a diamond-grit needle file. Tommy D.
I'm with ya there, suprised I have'nt worn a circle track in My floor by now. I turn circles all the time looking for My calibers.
