Recent content by Tomc938

On this site there are no strangers. I’ve done this for others and others have done this for me. I’m in Vancouver Island, so Ottawa is a bit of a drive for me. Now if I was coming out to NS already that would be a different story.

Awesome build! The museum in Campbell River has a steam donkey they run every May long weekend and Labour Day. It’s a work of art and music to my ears. Thanks go out to the retired steam engineers from the old pulp mill that restored it and maintain it. I love to see it run. If anyone comes up...

Welcome from Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Can’t help with the welding, but I do know with most things practice makes perfect. Get some good basics, and then weld, weld, weld!

Man. You REALLY suck. I was an hour away from Stuart’s hometown yesterday and was thinking of dropping by to pick up a couple kits and save the shipping, but at $210 each for the smaller kits I just couldn’t justify it. The price you paid for all that stuff is criminal!!!

Do any of you have any clue how long that protective coating of oil and fine dust particles take to apply so evenly to all surfaces? The dedication to outside coverage gives me a warm fuzzy feeling the all the internal components and bearing surfaces received the same loving attention.

Congratulations oin your new purchase! The lathe looks like it has received good care through the years. I'm not a SB expert, but one thing that has been mentioned in the past when it comes to disassembly of lathes is to NOT take off the headstock. Sounds like re-alignment is a real hassle...

I used a Gestetner machine until the year 1999. 100 copies per minute was way faster than any photocopier I had access to at the time.

I’m not quite as old as some of you, but a few things I remember: 1) Getting your fine stemware from Texaco. 2) Super Slider Snow Skates. 3) When a .22 was considered a good present for a 10 year old boy. 4) Prince Albert tobacco in those flask-shaped cans. (Cf .22 above) 5) Seatbelts in...

Welcome from Campbell River! Nice set up. Is that a DRO on your shaper?;):p

Yes sir! And you're in the greater Vancouver area, right? So a quick ferry ride and you're here. Your travel time would be about the same as mine, if you're up the Valley a ways.

I'm away in May, but gave my preferred dates in June. And I'm free most of other times. Saturday would be my first choice. Otherwise I al looking at staying overnight. Not a deal breaker, but just FYI. Let's make this happen!

Welcome from Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Great assortment of tools that are not only functional - they are works of art!

Wish they were coming to Vancouver!

Sounds like a great idea! I floated this a few months back, and would love to attend! Any day of the week can work for me. I’m heading off on holidays for a month at the end of the week, so perhaps someone would be interested in trying to herd the various cats in the Island/in the greater...

Nice lathe, nice move and nice layout. Saves going up and down stairs to a shop. Or maybe even getting off the couch depending on how you set up the rest of the room.