Make Atlas Milling Attachment pt1Tips

This is a 5 part video series wherein I design & build a milling attachment for my ATLAS/CRAFTSMAN 12" lathe. 115 minutes in length. Watch all five parts & then subscribe. Then watch my 950 other shop videos. Follow me on instagram-- mrpete222

[@richardjantz7325]

Mr Pete , I just love your attitude about what you said. I am the same way . I just flat out tell people, "If it ain"t my IDEA, WE AIN"T GONNA DO IT'!!!!!

[@mrpete222]

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[@tomi1744]

Mr. Pete Please don't apologize for the details. It's a great help for us newbies. BTW I'm a 70 yr old newbie:)

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[@oldfister7460]

Lyle please continue your 3d printing and other video's. Your variety of subjects have kept me interested in machining. and metal working. ( Anyone who refuses to embrace the new along with the old ideas will never learn to really live except in the past.) I was stuck there in the past for a while until I took up a personal change to improve myself and continuing living. I hope you get my meaning and feelings for what you do. Many, many thanks.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for the support. Because I am rather hurt by the number of people that reject certain technology. I must confess that I was pretty well stuck in the past as well. And probably still am for that matter. Notice in the latest video, that people are rejecting my LED lights, LOL. Keep watching

[@oldfister7460]

I have recently installed LED lights at our church and my two brother's houses. I would take it this way, (If they the nay say'ers aren't supporting you or paying your bills, remind them that you and your family are paying your way through life.No one else.) I am just know getting around to install them in my own house. I keep getting the you can do better letter's from Duke energy, I want to be a concerned citizen and help with conserving electricity, but when I need the electricity I am will to pay for it. Keep your faith and courage Lyle. I'm sorry if I'm to long winded.

[@tonyerwin9843]

Mr. Pete, I like the 3-D printing that you include in your videos. I think this is going to be the wave of the future for making casting patterns.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, I think you are right

[@chuckjackson9393]

Shop wasn't offered at my HS. I'm now retired and attending Shop Class. Thanks!!!!

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[@josephwilson6651]

None of your fabulous video's are ever too long for me, and the detail descriptions are only your teaching credentials showing so as I know you shall do, keep teaching Thank you Mr. Pete

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much

[@geckoproductions4128]

Dear Mr. Pete: This is a wonderful video, and is vintage Mr. Pete. It has all the elements of your special "style" and is well produced cinemagraphicly. Don't change a thing....these are perfect!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it

[@champtree]

Another wonderful 30 minutes spent! I love your sayings! My dad's favorite, being a tool and die maker, "That's thiner than a mosquito's rear end stretched over a rain barrel"!

[@_P0tat07_]

Mark Tracy 😂😂😂 lmao

[@mrpete222]

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[@greasydot]

You can throw that boring bar my way and I will put it on a diamond wheel and put it into use again. Lighting is awesome. Videos are always great. Still love the sense of humor you have.

[@mrpete222]

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[@tobarapprentice6618]

Thanks for “showing all the steps”. As a newbie I am like a sponge; apparently learning from some of the best. Thanks Mr. Pete.

[@mrpete222]

I'm glad you like it

[@timk.1395]

I have seen a lot of your videos and not one of them was too long for me. I love your channel, even though I don't have any of these tools.

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[@JCSalomon]

Bookmarking this for later. I recently rescued my late grandfather’s Atlas lathe before his house was sold and demolished. There were milling cutters there but if there was a milling attachment I couldn’t find it in time. When God willing I have someplace to set up the lathe, this will be a project I hope to accomplish.

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[@cliffordfender1159]

Lyle, good to see a lathe board on your Atlas lathe bed. Dad taught me about that decades ago. A lot of people do not do that. Thanks for another great vid, Cliff

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[@rustymachineshop9456]

Never heard that one . like a rabbit needs saddle bags. Good one mr pete thanks for the video

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[@randyhendrick3060]

I enjoy watching this tip of fabrication video . I didn't realize how simple it would be to make a milling attachment. Thanks

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[@georgeantonaros5580]

Hello Mr. Pete, I really enjoyed this series on the Atlas Craftsman !! 🤗 I recently acquired an Atlas Craftsman 12” like yours. I would like to you to make an instructional video on the process of properly adjusting the back gear spindle gears into proper mesh with the main spindle gears. On my Atlas 12”, when I pull the knob out to engage the back gears, they do not travel upward far enough to properly mesh with the main spindle gears, therefore, the gears just rake against one another ! Thank you, in advance !! Sincerely, George Antonaros

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Great Project Mr Pete! I always learn something whether it's from the machining or side story. Never change your style and please keep the videos coming. BTW the new lights are working great. I agree you can never have too much lighting in the shop. Can't wait for part 2, Thank You!

[@mrpete222]

I'm glad you like my style, keep watching

[@michaeltyler8314]

Really enjoy the long videos. I don’t get to do a bunch in the shop but it feels like I am doing what you’re doing and it’s almost as much fun. Thanks for all you do

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[@countrycraftsman5110]

"A rabbit needs saddle bags" sorry but i will be using that one. Your humor is the bees knees.

[@mrpete222]

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[@MrUbiquitousTech]

This is fun, and it's a great idea as those milling attachments are so darn expensive! New lighting looks great! Thanks for the education Mr. Pete!

[@mrpete222]

I'm glad you like the new lights

[@grntitan1]

Great idea for a project. I have no need for a milling attachment(I have a milling machine), but this should be a fun project to follow along. We eagerly await Part II.

[@mrpete222]

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[@shanek6582]

Doesn't matter if I'll never make one of these, I'd watch Lyle make a grilled cheese sandwich, just glad he hasn't stopped youtubeing.

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[@KohalaIronWorksCase]

The length of your videos are just fine. I'm eager to start making a milling attachment for my lathe. Looking @ your attachment 1 of the 1st thing I saw was the Compound which raised my hopes further that I can build one. Mahalo for sharing your knowledge with us. Aloha Chief

[@MrAvjones]

You know Mr. Pete you could have intermissions every once in awhile so we can get our popcorn and soda's. LOL Your video's are never too long. thanks again.

[@mrpete222]

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[@jospehcorallo8602]

theres nobody better out there than mrpete as as he stays away from the modern crap

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much

[@MrBobbin01]

I agree mr. Pete is the best. Second is this old tony, he's.got some interesting videos, but not as prolific as mr. Pete. Keep it up.

[@OleGramps53]

Lighting is much improved images are crisper and easier to see. This series is very interesting thank you for these videos.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much

[@pravado81]

Thank God you are back in the metal shop! Love it.

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[@BasementMachinist]

When I made the one for my South Bend I used a cheap vertical mill slide from Ebay. I like your idea of using an angle plate. I may upgrade it in the future. Great work as usual.

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[@TAWPTool]

"...see you on the morrow..." I love it Mr. Pete! Keep it up!

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[@isbcornbinder]

I have been looking for a LISLE 91000 drill bit grinder for some time. I just missed a good deal in Idaho. for a couple hundred bucks. Good video today.

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[@The411]

No problem we love the great detail you go into! repetition helps the lesson stick.

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[@stemer1149]

The lighting is very goog and I like your videos very much, including the 3D printing. Looking forward to this new series.

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[@kevinhamling4675]

G'day Kevin here from Australia. Great video. A+. Looking forward to the next video. I loved the 3d printer videos.

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[@thelastofthemartians]

6:03 "...but I'm going to do it the way that the blind man in the picture did it..." - excellent safety tip Lyle! :)

[@mrpete222]

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[@farmdadco]

I see value in the 3d printing videos as well as the conventional machining

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[@rogeroconnor5182]

you cant please everyone,i enjoy the 3D printing videos as much as the lathe and tooling ones. wonder if i can convince my machinist friend to help me since he has a bridgeport,300 bucks is steep for one of these on ebay

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching

[@johnjohn-ed9qt]

Jacks at 15:00: Another option for someone without the right jack is use the existing 3/8 holes, a couple bolts, and a couple nuts. The boltheads sit on top of the vise and the nuts are run up underneath the part to a light snug to provide support. Allthread works, as well. A drop of superglue under each head before snugging the nuts keeps the heads from shifting on the vise and comes off with acetone later.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, good idea

[@dizzolve]

My favorite videos are the ones like these - thank you for posting and I can't wait for the sequels :). Shame I can't just binge watch em all right now.

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[@porterevan6799]

I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my login password. I love any assistance you can give me

[@eddiezachariah9280]

@Porter Evan Instablaster :)

[@porterevan6799]

@Eddie Zachariah i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and Im trying it out now. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@dizzolve]

Hopefully MrPete deletes crappy self serving chat plugging like this

[@Xlaxsauce]

slower a tree grows the tighter the grain is what I learned which may be the reason why trees from swamps make such good lumber

[@petercunningham4000]

Interesting video and I am looking forward to the rest of the series for this project. Your lighting set up is excellent.

[@mrpete222]

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[@rayfalcone6897]

I love your comments' I could just listen all day, have a nice day sir.nice video. thank you .

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting

[@bulldozer7656]

Much better lighting. Interesting project. I like the idea of using what you have to make it..

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[@ronpeck3226]

Thanks MrPete, And thanks for the refresher on the power feed. Well lit video!

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[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Thank you for another informative and entertaining video! I appreciate ALL you do!

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[@German_MDS]

Added to the lack of safety glasses, the guy is machining wearing a tie... great idea! hahahahah

[@mrpete222]

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[@kenny5174]

I like the new lighting! Great video.

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[@Daledavispratt]

I've been waiting for this one..eager to see how you address that round dovetail. Thanks, Mr. Pete! :-)

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[@DonDegidio]

Hi Lyle, Lighting good as is the video. Looking forward to the rest of the videos. :-)

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[@Chili-Gringo]

Light looks good

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[@cottoneyedjoefromidaaho7559]

Awesome video Mr Pete!!

[@bubbajoexxx]

very nice lighting ca see excelllently

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[@RaptorMachineToolCo]

another excellent video Lyle ! thanks !

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[@kerrywil1]

Another great video. Thank you

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[@johnstrange6799]

Lighting upgrade looks great. Thank you.

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[@steph2211]

Very nice mrpete well done and the lighting is perfect

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[@rwhoward2582]

Excellent; keep up with all the details!!!

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[@404BYTE]

I always curious how your quill feed work Thanks for showing that :)

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[@DwayneRouthierJr]

I'm sorry, but I'm just not a big fan of plastic. Cuttin metal gets my heart rate up and my gears-a turnin. Everything is plastic now-a days, and it's kind of sad. Metal is were my heart is. The lighting looks great Mr. Pete, thank you. Enjoy your weekend, my evening will be spent with a hot cuppa coffee enjoying part 2.

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[@randywl8925]

I wonder if the blind man in the magazine article was wearing a safety tie. 😁 I managed to buy that Atlas milling attachment tool holder at a local Habitat ReStore. I think I paid $10 for it and it doesn't look like it's been used, if so barely. I don't have a milling machine or a lathe but I do have a drill press...... .... Hey, it's a machined piece of metal, I had to buy it. I think that's a guy thing. 😁 As a side note, the extreme detail on the how to's and why for's concerning setting up an installation of this tool could not be done better. 👍

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much. Wow, you got a good price on that milling attachment.

[@randywl8925]

@@mrpete222 I Looooove my local Habitat ReStore. I bought a war period 1/2" SK ratchet for $3. The ratchet handle has no dents in the knurling. It's in beautiful shape. The ratchet was not chromed. It just had more of a steel color which I found out later to be cadmium. I learned that during the war years around 1942 to 1944, Chrome was used for war purposes and they didn't put it on these wrenches. The finish on the wrench is unusual also. Normally the working end of the wrench is polished off round, smooth and even. This wrench looks like it missed the final rounding procedure for a finished wrench. Has sort of a Flintstone look to it. I looked these up on eBay and found 5 used ones and all were about $125. I took it apart, cleaned and re greased it. A beautiful score. .....hech, I would have paid $6 for it, but they have a sign on the counter that says no dickering on prices.

[@mikenixon9164]

Good video waiting for next one

[@mrpete222]

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[@Jim-ie6uf]

Excellent video and lighting.

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[@Siskiyous6]

I do have a Bridgeport and still do not have all that stuff, my round ram M Head is primitive. I can see a use for a small lathe mill, a small project that might require tilting my mills head, - better a lathe mill than the beating that is preferable to tilting ot nodding my Mills head.

[@mrpete222]

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[@MrUbiquitousTech]

I can imagine tramming an M Head can be fun.

[@MrBobbin01]

Very good.

[@terryjennings2356]

Very good video!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@kkf81007]

Love your videos. Thank you.

[@danbreyfogle8486]

This looks interesting.

[@tonybaggett1984]

If I knew what you have forgotten I'd be a great machinist.

[@mrpete222]

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[@afpienaar4604]

BTW the lighting is great !

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[@martineastburn3679]

I have one for my Sheldon 11x44. I don't think it is Sheldon. But it works.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Use what you have.. Very good lighting.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you Randy

[@GK1918]

Sometimes I will sneak up to the dimension with a brake hone works well... saddle bags I wrote that one down............

[@mrpete222]

I use a brake hone on my model engines

[@MrGoosePit]

God bless the poor machinist who lost an eye so that we may watch this video today. Looking forward to the next episode!

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[@MaturePatriot]

I'm being entertained! - It's a marathon, not a sprint! - A black hands video. - I won't be making a milling attachment, but I will be making a couple of the large jacks. The machining techniques are interesting. - See you in part two.

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[@roadrunnerricka4441]

I like all the detail. I really got to get me one of those Bridgeports. Wonder If your nose started to itch after you said that your hands are black and you can't touch your face? Might be causing the stress? Sorry, just thinking out loud. Looking forward to pt. 2. Keep up the great work MrPete.

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[@natesteiner5460]

Some of us would have to do it all in a drill press. I'd be loathe to move the spindle relative to the work until I was done with the final pass...

[@mrpete222]

Yes, it would be pretty difficult if not impossible with only a drill press

[@howardtoob]

May I ask how you lined up the boring head/tool after doing the check of the hole size??? Thanks for another great video.

[@derwissenskiosk8041]

A very nice project... But the problem is that most of the people that will build this, just dont have a milling machine to make one. They will make a milling attachment for there lathe to be to mill something... : )

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

I'm sure those that are determined will figure out how to do the milling operations on their lathes in order to make it happen. So far the boring of the dovetail hole is the only mill specific operation and that could be done in a chuck with careful patience.

[@Daledavispratt]

I believe the man in the article used his lathe to build his, just takes imagination and determination.

[@tom7601]

Not Bob, Norm, New Yankee Wood Shop (Work Shop?). He kept his drorings in a chest of draws. :-)

[@mrpete222]

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[@steveskouson9620]

"Measured Drawrings." Bob Vila, or Norm Abrams? I think I have heard both saying that. Bob Vila was kind of a stuffed shirt, on This Old House. "Norm, what is that tool you're using?" "Bob, we call it a 'screwdriver.'" steve

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[@lomsomesGarage]

Great show sir

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[@raulduke827]

Mr. Pete, I could use your guidance. I just "restored" a Craftsman 101.07301lathe. But I need some help. Please????

[@rleeAZ]

Now I want to see a rabbit with saddlebags, can't get that image out of my head!

[@mrpete222]

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[@Melw44]

Mr. Pete don't let the anti 3d printing folks push you around. They're intresting as well.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much

[@mathankumar6473]

That could be a great project for home gamer.how did you demagnetise the tools?thank for the video

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[@danielbowman4819]

A few months ago I found some plans on a website called Vintage Projects.

[@cottoneyedjoefromidaaho7559]

Tell Tony down below , not everyone likes the things of the future, the older I get, the more I revere technology!

[@oljames1687]

..The lighting is really Good. You sound tired Mr. Pete. Get some rest...!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you

[@markyoung13]

With respect Mr Pete, you take too much heed of the noisy minority, 173 thousand people have subscribed to hear your opinions, not theirs.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, I believe you are correct. I'm too sensitive

[@PSUQDPICHQIEIWC]

You know, maybe I should make a better one. I have what I believe was a south bend attachment that someone adapted to fit on the compound of my sheldon. It's so flexible that it''s a nightmare to use. The tendency for chatter and catches is one thing, and I worry about breaking the slot on the compound. Then again, it's about impossible to see what you're doing when you're milling with the lathe like that. I still don't foresee being able to afford a mill any time in my life though.

[@mrpete222]

You are right, you cannot see what you were doing

[@smithjones1906]

"They can't pronounce certain words out there in New England, have you noticed that?" *pauses to like video*

[@mrpete222]

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[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing.

[@Vladviking]

Yea I built one already but the lighting was bad so I'm watching you build one

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[@joriankhan9302]

Thanks Mr Pete!

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[@anthonyvancampen6729]

Better the curse of magnetism than the curse of rheumatism.

[@mrpete222]

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[@carlyoung123]

Mr pete i brought a new starrett tool (actually very old tool) but i have very lil info on it could i send it to you to do a review. I only brought it because it a tool and its a starrett so what else can i say lol

[@mrpete222]

Thanks. Look at this video.-- SPRING CONTINUING EDUCATION Video SHOP Courses logan lathe tubalcain In it you will find all the info you need.

[@kevinwillis9126]

Thanks for sharing sir..

[@StripeyType]

That same issue is filled with all sorts of fanciful futurism which was the hallmark of the publication in those days, but one of these actually has come to pass and is standard equipment on most automobiles today: a "Mile-per-gallon" engine efficiency gauge. See page 130

[@StripeyType]

Heh, the very next page has a "protective cage" for drive-in bank tellers and in-line rollerblade type skates.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, they were famous for their outrageous cars of tomorrow

[@StripeyType]

I meant to say: thanks for this particular series - about a year ago I took the plunge and bought a lathe, but I've got no mill. So I'm keen on a milling attachment.

[@Askjerry]

26:06 - Why yes... I actually DO have one of those. (Grin)

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[@leon1968jet]

Atlas Craftsman 10" 12" lathe Milling Attachment # 500A will fit a Clousing 5914 lathe lots for sale on e-Bay

[@mrpete222]

Thanks, I never tried it

[@afpienaar4604]

Lyle , don't get stressed . It's not good for us, old geezers

[@mrpete222]

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[@johnho4024]

Without a milling machine, one could bore that 1.5" hole in the angle plate with a 4 jaw on the lathe

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