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		 I'm cutting a pocket on the 15 degree angle for the 
		handle here. I'll also be drilling and tapping some 1/4-20 threads as 
		well. In order to do this I had to tip the head of my milling machine to 
		the same angle as my work piece.   
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		 Here is the handle, which I'm not happy with. At least 
		not yet. As I was machining the center part  for the handle, I 
		wasn't liking the area the setscrew was in so I decided to change it.
		 
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        What I'm getting ready to do is remove that smaller diameter altogether. 
		Then I'll go back to the mill and put another hole for the setscrew. 
		So...now you see it... 
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        And now you don't. This will be a cleaner look and will sit against the 
		safe door a little better. 
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         Now you can see why I went with one spoke for the 
		handle. I just didn't have the room to have three or more spokes as they would 
		be in the way of the key pad. And yes I thought about using three spokes 
		and having the two facing upward in this way - 'Y' -  (with one leg 
		facing downward) but it was going to be to 
		crowded in my opinion. Anyways, this will be the look and I hope he 
		likes it. 
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          Paint & Body Work 
		  
		I haven't done any paint and body work in a long time 
		so this will bring back some memories of working on my 1971 Camaro from 
		yesteryear. What I have below is (left to right) body filler or Bondo, 
		primer and for the pin holes, glaze. The body filler and glaze are a two 
		part mix and once I opened the can of Bondo, the smell brought me back 
		to those good old days.  
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         I mixed both products right on my work bench because it's 
		covered with a thick piece of sheet metal. This works great for this 
		kind of thing because it makes easy clean up with some lacquer thinner. 
		I used my putty knife to mix with but used a plastic paddle to apply it. 
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        I didn't need very much because there wasn't and large dents, just a few 
		low spots here and there.  
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         What I really wanted to do is make all the weld joints 
		even so I made sure to bring all of them to a sharp edge. Once they were 
		all at this stage, I went back and rounded them all the same size.  
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         Once I had most of the rough work done, I needed to fill 
		some smaller areas. This is where the glaze comes in, it works great for 
		this kind of thing. I put tape next to the areas that needed attention 
		so I didn't forget (more on other sides). 
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