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    Milling acrylic

    I read that page before, but it didn't tell much about the correct bit to use. It says "plain cylindrical milling cutters with two or several cutting edges made of high-speed steel, HSS or carbide". The best bit I've found so far is one which has many straight flutes, and is conical in...
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    Shower pump keeps running

    The way most(not all) of those systems work is that there is a water pump that discharges to both an accumulator tank and the pipe that goes to the shower. The accumulator will work using air-over-water hydraulic principles. Because liquids are not compressible, and gasses are, this will...
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    Milling acrylic

    I'm going to try making keychains to sell. They will be made out of thick acrylic sheet, and engraved/cut with a CNC mill. I've tried using some engraving bits, but they don't work. The acrylic melts and hardens in a ring around the bit, which builds up and melts more of the surrounding...
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