⚙️ Machining won out over welding. I ordered a benchtop metal lathe and decided my first project will be a meta one - making a machinist's scribe.
It's a pretty simple object but touches on several of the basics I've been learning about: Center drilling, facing, turning (obviously), tapering, grooving, and chamfering.
Here's the final version of my design. I 3D printed it in plastic a few times to get the ergonomics just right. Now I just have to be patient and wait for my machine to arrive 😄
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