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Bob Hadley

Bob Hadley
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Bob Hadley is the R&D manager for a California-based consumer products company. He holds a Sport Pilot certificate and a Light-Sport Repairman certificate with inspection authorization for his Jabiru J250-SP.

Chasing the Elusive Thread

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Chasing a thread (B) on the lathe involves engaging the feed system to make several passes using the 60-degree thread-form tool (A) until...

Home Shop Machinist

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Billet oil-drain elbow.

Silver & Deming and Step Drills

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Home shop machinist.

Machinery Mobilization

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Rich Seifert next to his Shopsmith Mark V combo machine. Factory wheels make the Mark V easy to maneuver. I've yet to meet someone...

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Be steady.

Sphere Turning

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Sphere turning.

Home Shop Machinist

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Gnarly good knurls.

Home Shop Machinist

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The vise squad.

Home Shop Machinist

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Flats, keys, and slots.

Home Shop Machinist

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Clean-cut hoses.

In Case You Missed It

What’s New

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CubCrafters ships CarbonCub kits; Forward Visions EVS-100 system will be available in RotorWay Experimental/Amateur-Built helicopters; and MotoPOD will produce cargo pods to haul a street-legal motorcycle underneath the RV-10. Edited by Mary Bernard.

Pilot Not In Command

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An audible sigh and an acceptable landing punctuated the end of a stuttering cross-country....

Do ADs Apply to Homebuilts? (Part 236)

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Last month Kerry Fores’ provocatively titled column, “No One Is Watching” (Building Time, March...

Home Shop Machinist

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A fine finish.