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parpfish on July 11, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: The ChompSaw: A benchtop power tool that's safe fo...

If convex curves are too hard, just make a concave curve and keep the other side.

xattt on July 11, 2025 | [–]

I am not sure if this is board stretcher-level pranking or actual advice. Bravo!

WillAdams on July 11, 2025 | [–]

The problem of course is that often one side of the curve is mangled/distorted from fitting the tool into it --- guess which one it usually is?

junga on July 11, 2025 | [–]

It's always the side you want to keep of course.

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