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Recent content by sorrelcreek

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    Fastenal Canada

    Ya I just put my company name in for the shipping and pay with credit card I haven't had a problem with them not shipping to me the only time they wouldn't is when I tried ordering aluiminum they won't send it over the boarder.
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    Fastenal Canada

    Go with mcmaster I ordered shoulder bolts for a job I did I needed 20 and with shipping they came next day and were about the same price. I went to fastenal before and tried to order to support local companies but they were a 7 day order to get the bolts in I can't wait that long when I'm...
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    Members Meetup Calgary | Coffee Shop | Saturday, April 16th, 2016

    Sorry won't be around for either of those weekends summers a little busy with camping and family stuff. If there's going to be another one later on I'll be around more.
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    Need two surfaces machined on a old bolt action

    Hi mark it was fun hanging out and chatting with you too. If you need anything else machined or know anyone that needs something done let them know about me. I can't wait to see the finished rifle when your done it sounds great. Eddie
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    Hi from Calgary

    Welcome Morris always great to have more members on the forum. We have some good chats on this forum and great people.
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    I traded a case of beer for a lathe

    I've heard evapo-rust is a good product just let them sit in a bucket or that stuff for a couple of days
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    I traded a case of beer for a lathe

    That's a sweet deal I would have done the same and made the drive up. What size is it? looks like it's got a nice long bed on it.
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    Need two surfaces machined on a old bolt action

    Hi mark I live just south of okotoks across highway 7 I can help you out. When are you looking at getting this machined?
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    2 x 72 grinder wheel

    Nice job. Glad you got your lathe leveled out again that one of the worse feeling after your done the job and figure that out but looks like you handled it properly and with a steel insert it's going to work better and having just aluminum.
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    Got a new workbench.

    Really nice looking shop great job.should have given me a call for some help moving that compressor.
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    Power Feed

    Looks good geoff your going to be happy with power feed and you got a good price.
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    aluminum pallets

    Hi John I do remember seeing your post on this. It's a great looking project and they are very useful for all types of set up. It's one project that you can add and modify to what ever you can think of.
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    Bead roller project

    Hi jyman myself personally I would build them out of steel over cast cause they are going to be smaller gears and your not quite sure what the torque is going to be which is going to be pretty high if the gears are going straight setup to the bead roller shafts. How are you turning it by hand...
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    aluminum pallets

    The aluminum wasn't to bad about $70.00 for all the aluminum and I went with aluminium over steel for the fact that it just easier when your machining something and you break through the part you just going into aluminum instead of steel and the weight is better. It doesn't matter what you make...
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    aluminum pallets

    I've seen these being used lots and wanted to make some after seeing how any ways you can use them. I made two that are 6x4x1 inche thick and one that is 6x8x1 inche thick my vise opens to almost 9 inches that's why a built a bigger pallet. On two pallets with more holes I drilled and tap...
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