05-29-2014, 07:47 PM
Now Darren, to suggest I am anal retentive would mean I'm FOS. I am most definitely FOS, but not about most machining oriented stuff.
I am, however, overly critical of things that really don't matter a bit in a home shop. On that list are time (spending too much of it on simple tasks a primary irritant), not using the right tool for a job, and not using the tool correctly for a job.
Could I make a 1/4"-40 UNS tap? Perhaps. I'd be so concerned it wasn't the correct thread form, that it wouldn't curl a chip correctly, might make an out-of-tolerance thread, could bind in a hole, and so on that I just couldn't make one and accept that "It should work fine for this job."
I guess you're right after all. I'm anal retentive.
I am, however, overly critical of things that really don't matter a bit in a home shop. On that list are time (spending too much of it on simple tasks a primary irritant), not using the right tool for a job, and not using the tool correctly for a job.
Could I make a 1/4"-40 UNS tap? Perhaps. I'd be so concerned it wasn't the correct thread form, that it wouldn't curl a chip correctly, might make an out-of-tolerance thread, could bind in a hole, and so on that I just couldn't make one and accept that "It should work fine for this job."
I guess you're right after all. I'm anal retentive.