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    CA-AB Chevy GMC One Ton Axle Shafts C$25

    I have annealed quite a bit of them in the woodstove. It goes from very hard to machinable pretty easy. Axles are a good source of material.
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    Clausing 12 x 36” metal lathe with accessories Reduced, $975, Kelfield, SK

    put an ELS on it and as long as its not super worn out, it'd be a decent lathe, and a good value for the money.
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    Darren's active projects

    Anyone have this set of Accusize 5c collets? I'd like to try them but import collets make me nervous...
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    Show us your pups

    We need a show your pup thread... Never seen a forum where you need to read everything posted because thread derailment is guaranteed. I like pups, so I click on a lathe chuck thread. Makes sense :D
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    Show us your pups

    Teddy - husky shepherd cross. Afraid of squirrels.
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    Stuart’s big dumb lathe

    I'm somewhat disappointed in the non alcoholic beer, but the fact that you have a lathe in your front room makes up for it. I ran into an old girlfriend from 25 years ago the other day and she asked me if i still had motorcycles in my living room and drag slicks for a coffee table. Awesome lathe!
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    Darren's active projects

    Locking lug nuts are the most useless things ever. I have a cordless impact and extractors and they normally wouldn't even slow me down. Anyone who has worked on German cars with lug bolts knows how tight normal lug bolts get over time. A bolt torqued to 80 ft/lbs feels like 200 after its been...
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    Darren's active projects

    Had a bit of a situation to deal with tonight. Working on a Promaster van, which uses lug bolts, instead of studs/nuts. It has McGard locking bolts which require a key. The key was broken. I had to weld nuts onto the lock bolts to get them out. My largest extractor for locking nuts was too...
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    Tips/Techniques Cutting High Strength Steel Forging

    Next challenge, get a radius in that sharp corner
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    Tips/Techniques Cutting High Strength Steel Forging

    I'm betting thats a type of spring steel. I agree on the facemill. Start slow, low doc, and keep the feed moving. For drilling spring steel, you can get a carbide tipped concrete drill and sharpen the tip.
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    Tips/Techniques Cutting High Strength Steel Forging

    are you working on one of these? https://www.amazon.ca/1002DB-tractor-point-hitch-cat-1/dp/B007Z2QY2Y
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    Shop Shop air line systems

    I wish that was a problem. My shop is almost 200' from my house. If the compressor was running steady, nobody would hear it. Got back from Florida in March and heard a loud squealing. Thought it was the comp, trying to start with a locked up pump or something. It was actually my TV freaking...
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    Drill press repair

    can you true it up and add a drawbar? Is the spindle hollow?
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    Standard Modern Ultilathe 9 inch 3 phase

    If you plan on keeping it, Teco L510 vfd hands down. Unless you want instant braking. They won't accept a braking resistor. And i'm not as hairy as some on here.....
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    Shop Shop air line systems

    Also, as part of the air system upgrade, the one thing i've been meaning to do is install a relay to the mag starter so that the compressor can't start if the lights are off. I think thats the most important safety device i could install. Mostly it would protect my hydro bill....
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