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    What size lathe do you have?

    Had a 10 in. Logan, sold that, bought an 11 in. Logan on legs and then found an 11 in. on a cabinet in SoCal for next to nothing. One road trip and 4 years later I have an 11 in x 36 refurbed Logan on a cab and sold the #$%#$@ Peg Leg 11 in.
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    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    Mine's a Clausing 8520 w/MT-2 spindle. It came with an 8in Rotab and 6 in original vise, both HUGE on the small machine. It needs a new X axis nut; really weird shaped 7/16 LH thread
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    Vernon BC checking in

    Hello from Oliver...
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    Need a hand in Saskatoon

    Purolator says it doesn't need to be crated but there's a $21 "surcharge". Probably because it has a handle and you can just pick it up! Crating it would push it past the 50 lb. freight limit too. Hopefully the Purolator rep in Penticton has some concrete info tomorrow. Getting tired of endless...
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    Need a hand in Saskatoon

    A fellow in Saskatoon has a 45 lb., 10 ton ratchet (house moving) jack for sale and I'm wondering if some fine gentleman in the fair town could pick it up and drop it off at Purolator for me. I can make it worth your while. It looks like Dec 8/9 is maybe the "warmest" for a while. Storey: Saw...
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    Cross Border Used Equipment Purchases

    I'm in Oliver BC, 20 miles from a re-shipper in WA and bring stuff from FleaBay and Amazon acrosss frequently. Anything new up to $200 they usually let slide, same for used lathe parts. A lot depends on the agent. Last used lathe (11 in Logan) was brought across free as "parts for one I...
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    ODB - Extended socket

    BE NICE! After 3 Red Seal trades I went back to U of A for a OHSE Cert. Mostly common sense for people with construction/industrial experience. Toughest part of the job is push back from the white hats who don't seem to be able to read their own safety manual and forget the cost of training a...
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    Hello from likely BC

    Likely...is that the twin sister city of Oliver BC? ..sorry, couldn't resist :)
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    Finished Basement Workshop?

    My "shop" is in 2 separate buildings; one insulated with a bit of heat and the other a glorified wood shed with no heat. Running back and forth for tools gets stale real quick; neither is big enough told all the tools for all the machines so I've ended up with 2 of a lot of stuff. Painful! I...
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    Hello from Northern Alberta

    Welcome from the South Okanagan. Originally from Hinton..
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    Sourcing aluminum

    I get industry news from Millenium Alloys in Kelowna and recieved this a few days ago. I can't post lionks so here it is: From Breitbart dot com. China's magnesium cut backs stemming from power shortages, etc, etc. As far as I know Canada doesn't have magnesium mines. Personally I would like...
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    New guy; Oliver (downtown) BC

    New guy with a Logan addiction
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