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    Nice work and a great way to radius a small number pieces.

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    My only question is, why cotter pins instead of a set screw? Seems like those pins are liable to collect schmutz and get caught on stuff.

    Otherwise, damned nice machining.

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    Roll pins would look much better than split pins.
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    -Why squaring the bottom of the hole for seating a spherical end ?
    IMHO he'd been less bad off with the drill angle in the first place,
    better still with a ball end milled seat.

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    I would have welded the nuts on the underside so I retained the square shoulder to adjust down to.. I also would have considered thinning or even halving the nuts so I didn't lose as much height.

    That said, it's still nicer than some of the "feet" hiding under some of my tools/ stands/ etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by desbromilow View Post
    [snipped].....That said, it's still nicer than some of the "feet" hiding under some of my tools/ stands/ etc
    Well, think of it from their side; that is why they are hiding.
    Lol, got-cha!
    Anyone with a Bender B. Rodríguez avatar, clearly has a sense of humor.

    Hard to justify a flat bottom hole, I wouldn't even require hemispherical. Drill point is ideal; balances increased load off the centerline, and 3-4° plenty of angular displacement. For all that work, I'd increase diameter perhaps to that available commercially. The bottom would be relieved, only some commercial pads feature that. My common go-to removes the inner ~2/3rds of diameter.



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