Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This has been at the top of my list of things to make for when I get a lathe. Well I have one now, so I had to make it! I've been using the pointed soldering tip for too long. Sometimes it would get stuck in the threaded inserts and pull them back out. This will make life much easier.

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