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    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    I have a supply of old street signs and access to more when needed. It's amazing how handy free 1/8" aluminum sheet can be, especially the ones that are changed out due to reflect ability rather than bullet holes etc.
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    drill press (Delta Milwaukee), $75, Calgary, AB

    Too bad they stopped using it..... They almost had the table in half.. :rolleyes:
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    Colchester Triumph 2000 Lathe $2500 Burnaby BC

    ......and, the tailstock didn't go with it, it's for the other lathe. :rolleyes: ;)
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    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    Little shelf looks plenty sturdy,...... reasonably level...... Been there for over two weeks?..... It's permanent. ;) :p Nice minimalistic, yet fully functional installation , pretty sure that is what you were aiming for there. :cool:
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Whelp, at least you didn't put your finger in to stop it....... There's a bright side to every story. :p
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    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    You need a pair of mirrors, if you only use one to read the scales it will be backwards and you'll put the material back on. :rolleyes:
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    Newbie gear cutting question

    Being short in the bed such as it is, I would remove the chuck all together and put the workpiece between centers. Dead easy to swap from lathe to mill and you don't loose all that precious space the chuck takes up. Turn the arbor between centers on the lathe, turn the gear blank on the arbor...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    On mine that can be adjusted out with any nut/jamnut under the dial. Or at least, that, is if we're both on the same page...... And I think my pages are soggy and stuck together today........ So, I may not get to the right page. :rolleyes: :p
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Call me thick, but I am not following where your backlash is coming from. Top slide screw? Clapper pin, or other?
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    The shear tool that I ground is a piece of 1/2" hss as that is the size I made my tool holder and works well with my 12" shaper. The radius I put on the end was 1", I don't think it was planned, but since it matched my 1" radius gauge so closely, I am saying I planned that. Lol. There's a couple...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    You are getting closer..... Try halving the cut.... Very light cut and a fine feed are the order of the day. Just running out the door.... You are on the right track, the chips are getting that long twisty wire look to them.
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Here's a little earworm to go with your shaping experience. :cool: :p
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    South Bend 7" Shaper, $1100, Winnipeg, MB

    Selective hearing helps a lot with this...... Fishing? I am sure she told me to go fishing........
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    South Bend 7" Shaper, $1100, Winnipeg, MB

    That's when the honey do list makes you long for Monday morning...... :rolleyes:
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    South Bend 7" Shaper, $1100, Winnipeg, MB

    It's the weekend, get driving...... :p
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