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Originally Posted by mongocanfly
I'd say from the looks of your work,you've got a pretty good handle on machining..
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Thanks! I'm still getting my head wrapped around it all. Lots of hours on youtube at night to learn more about it.
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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20
Your attention to detail is absolutely remarkable. Very nice!
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Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Pick
<understatement> 
I work around a bunch of career "machinists" that can't pull off half of what he has in this thread alone...and some that could possibly do the machine work, yet (tragically) lack the work ethic and attention to detail to actually get it right......
Sorry.....started to get off on a rant there.....I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. 
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We've taken parts to machine shops before and been a little disappointed in what they handed back. Glad to be able to mess parts up myself now
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Originally Posted by ajgriffin
Great work on the hinges!
Dumb question here as I've never dealt with bare metal parts before. What do you use to scrub with Dawn? Grey Scotchbrite? Also, approximately how long do you have to paint without oiling the parts? I'm in Socal and it's usually pretty dry here (60%-ish humidity). Thanks!
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Yes, a red scuff pad with Dawn. I don't think there are any set rules on how long oil will last. We put in a mini split a couple summers ago which has really cut down on humidity in the shop so it's not as critical now. Parts will still get fingerprint rust due to the acids in sweat, but a light oiling cuts down on rust due to humidity. You can use Ospho to coat bare steel to keep it from rusting but it has to be scrubbed off with more Ospho then neutralized before using epoxy primer. I think its ok to leave under enamel though.