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    Morrisburg Flea Market Finds

    I'm unlikely to find a Starrett in this neck of the woods, but maybe I'll modify one of mine to add a lock nut someday.
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    Morrisburg Flea Market Finds

    Definitely a first for me. And to think that all this time I thought it was "just the way things were" that a tap handle would loosen as you used it. I guess it didn't bother me enough to wonder if there was a better way. That's another project then!
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    Air compressor not restarting

    To late to edit my previous post but it sounds like it's either the starting cap, OR the centrifugal switch OR the bi-metallic overload switch. Or perhaps more than one of them, but any combination of those should be a lot less costly than a whole new motor.
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    Air compressor not restarting

    I have taken a lot of motors apart, usually to replace bearings. I don't recall ever having a problem with an end cap not coming off. A gentle tap or two around the sides with your rubber mallet may help. And if you are really going to use a shotgun to kill this mosquito and buy a whole new...
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    Air compressor not restarting

    Others here have more expertise than me, but my understanding is that especially with caps that size and type, the specs are pretty loose, and that a slightly greater value in this case is not going to hurt anything.
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    Looking for milling machine purchase help/advice

    Welcome to the yak-shaver's club! At the software job I retired from a few years back we had to maintain an entire herd! I have never bought a new machine, but when I thought I might do that I leaned heavily towards PM. This was a few years back and was based strictly on other people's opinions...
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    Best steel shaping option

    The first thing I'd ask is how precise does this have to be? Not clear if mentioning a saw means "get it close then clean up" or "saw is already close enough". Based on nothing, I'm guessing the 82mm might be more fussy than the width & length?
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    NO NEWS YET !

    Congrats! Enjoy while you can - in a blink or two there will be a surly teenager where there was a cute infant! ;)
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    Rain in Edmonton

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    The things that show up on FaceBook...

    Or maybe this should be in "Member spotted deals"...
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    Still looking for a lathe ! What do you think ?

    Here's someone selling the quick change gear box that is needed: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/625702209861956/
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    Air compressor not restarting

    Only thing I ever got that way was an old but usable pair of vice-grips. But I only paid $5 for the car. While a plain vanilla ohmmeter won't tell you the capacitance, it can tell you if the thing is is dead open or shorted. And analogue VOM is nicest for this. From discharged, it should read...
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    Used Lathe Checkup List

    I'm pretty sure that all small lathes sold new today include not just the 3 & 4 jaw chuck, but also a facepalm faceplate. I didn't see that on the list. Perhaps less vital, but if there originally was one there should still be one included.
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    How would you do this?

    Pretty much what I did with my sacrificial plug. But using the slots in the table would have likely been better than putting it in the vise aligned with the vise screw, which is what I did.
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    Still looking for a lathe ! What do you think ?

    You may be able to find a set of gears on eBay, but I'd check for that first, look at the historical prices, and factor that into what you think the lathe is actually worth - i.e., maybe deduct the cost of the gears from what it would be worth if it came with them. (Plus aggravation value...)
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