Nice job.That is fantastic HMT action.I was wondering about the balance too but i see you are all over that.

 

---- I've dont lots of sets worse than that, I just use my rolac disc.

Thats fancy

 

That mini milling machine at harbor freight is only like $400-450 before you take the 20% rebate.

 

By using the calibrated eyeball

 

Yeah, and that belt sander and pen was free.

 

I too have this feature

 

I never would have thought about doing that, kudos for an amazingly simple solution

 

Great ----.

 

I know people who stick the rod in a vise, and dress the small end with a grinder. I'd feel better with Ravage's method, and a quick DIY balance afterward, but I've heard of worse and heard of it holding together for a good while.

 

Before I got to using the belt sander I was trying to do it with one of those hand sanders that you cut the sandpaper in squares to fit underneath.
Took me an hour to do one and I wasted a shitload of sandpaper.
So I'm like ---- this ----. Open the drawer and BINGO, BELT SANDER.
Took 3 minutes each rod. And the end result was a beautifully flat surface.
Not a damn curved mushroom head the square sander was giving me.
You best be wearing a glove when you are holding the rod down or that ---- is gonna fuckup your fingers good from all that heat.

Next week is block assembly!