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115624 | "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@w...> | 2003‑03‑24 | Re: Old chisel questions |
Lawrence H. Smith wrote: (clip) With a non-round socket (a lot of them) you need a registration mark (a line, or a crows-foot) on socket and handle, and you'll be whittling (or hand scraping) rather than turning when you start to get close(clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ When I described the "smoke" method, I am afraid I was thinking only of a round socket. If, as Lawrence Smith says, they are usually out-of-round, then I admit, a pocket knife is a better tool than a lathe for fitting the taper. |
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