It’s o-rings and spacers stacked and compressed, pushing the o-ring out like an expansion collet.

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And here it is with a part on it.

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Ohhh I thought for metal. For plastic this makes sense. I’d think for metal it’d come loose.

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Yeah for metal, I don’t know if I’d trust it. Maybe light cuts.

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pretty boring

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I see what you did there 🤣

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So it’s a lathe?

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The whole thing is a lathe, yes, but what they are pointing out is the fixturing on the lathe. Specifically the piece in the chuck that can clamp onto the ID of a work piece to be cut. Which is pretty neat!

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Ah got it. Thanks.

And yes, pretty neat!

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Ah a Joe Pie classic. If you’ve seen his videos, you know.

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It may have been that one, I’ll have to look up Joe pie haha

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