Today was a nice, warm, beautiful day. I elected to work outside, getting ready to plant a few flowers so naturally, didn't get a lot done on the bench improvements. Did make a shelf for the flex-shaft motor control to sit on, and out of the way. It won't be taking up room on the bench top where things can get pretty crowded. Also the flex-shaft chuck key now has a permanent site, where it is held in place with a magnet. If it gets tossed down in the catch drawer, it gets lost and I have to fish around amongst all the other tools to find it. Got all the electric cords for the flex-shaft motor control and the foot pedal captured. No more cords underfoot.
Some new twist drill bits came in today. Now I have a complete set of drill bits for various wire sizes, from 8 gauge down through 26 gauge. It's weird how the drill sizes match up to the wire gauge sizes. the drill size for 8 gauge is a No. 30 drill, and 26 gauge is either a No. 78 or a No. 79. The latter is due to some variation in size from one wire supplier to another. I'm guessing that it may be due to a new die, or one that's worn and probably needs to be replaced, or it could be a difference in tension on the wire when drawn through the die. I dunno, you tell me.
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