So did you start measuring twice then, or what?

Saw a thread on another forum last week where a guy tested one of those bars from the same site and the metal was way softer than what they advertised. He cut a sample and compared it to a name brand bar and the difference was obvious. I stick to local shops now even if it costs more because shipping back junk to these sketchy sites is a nightmare. Probably saved like $50 upfront but lost a whole weekend and maybe a client too.

Oh man, that's rough. YouTube really makes stuff look way too easy sometimes. Solidarity from someone who's definitely been there.

Totally get it. I used to nuke leftover Chinese food and wonder why the fried rice came out like wet sand. Tried the skillet method with a splash of water and a lid, night and day difference now the rice is fluffy again. That little trick alone saved me from a lot of sad lunches at my desk. It's wild how one simple change can make you feel like you've been doing it wrong your whole life.

Yeah I actually tried something similar with my own setup a while back, @phoenix_adams60, and 0.005 ended up being way too tight for me lol. I found that 0.01 worked a lot better because it gave me a bit more room for error without messing up the whole thing. Might be worth testing a couple different values on a scrap piece first, just to see what feels right for your hands. Once you lock in the right number it makes the whole job go faster for sure.