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Old 04-18-2011, 06:19 PM   #510 (permalink)
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Machining 102:

Those "straight cuts" are only straight until you apply force. The end of the coupler gets loaded pretty good, forcing it into a slight angle in the direction of force application, which makes a tapered face, which forces the two pieces apart.
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