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    Brazing Cast Iron

    The good news is that a replacement part can be bought. Not cheap, but at least it is available. And at $300+ per hour to repair, I suspect that US$650 plus shipping could end up being a good deal. If it were me, I’d double check on the availability of the replacement. If it is available...
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    Metal Lathe, 14 x 40 Gear Head (with gap)

    Facebook says SOLD. Someone got a great deal. Perfect size for me. I’ll be kicking myself for awhile. Happy it worked out for Martin.
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    My Machine Shop auction is up now at able auctions .ca CNC tools, Langley, BC

    The ads says Able Auctions. Google found this: https://www.ableauctions.ca/auction?aAuctionId=ecf8ce6e-8180-4f38-b7a9-5c3fcc4e6ba2
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    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    I bought the same 6”/150mm caliper, for the same reason. I have a very nice Staedtler electronic caliper. Seems like the batteries are dead every time I go to use it (and you have to remove two tiny Phillips head screws to undo the battery cover, so removing the batteries after each use to...
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    Tig settings

    Some great suggestions here! I’m a newbie TIG welder too (actually, newbie ‘welder’ full stop). But I have experienced almost all of your issues and I am struggling through. I have found that I can reduce burn through by laying a 1/16” filler rod right down on the buttweld seam. Melting...
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    Rollup Door 12 VDC motor and controls

    Thanks! I've been scratching my head, struggling with that exact point. I cannot figure out why the control terminals for S1 and S4 are linked together, but the the electrical connection is secured and look like they've been wired that way forever. As is, it just makes no sense to me, and I...
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    Rollup Door 12 VDC motor and controls

    I picked up what I believe is a driver for an overhead door. It consists of a gear assembly with a steel detachable chain sprocket, a 12 VDC motor (Nameplate says MBJ 4201), and an arrangement of 4 relays or solenoids. I suspect it may have operated from a single interrupt type button and...
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    3.5" floppy drive.

    I’ve got a USB floppy drive (Hitachi if I recall correctly (and a USB CD/DVD-RW). Bought both used for maybe $10 or $20, way back. Both have worked fine for over a decade (not used often. Maybe once a year…) My point is; there are good USB drives out there. Maybe search for older, brand name...
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    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    Could you cut the down tube a couple inches above the bottom bracket shell, drill down inside to your 3/4”, and repair the down tube with a weld and external pipe collar/gusset? To be fancy, the gusset could be fitted into the bottom bracket, for increased rigidity.
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    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    My experience has also thought me to not trust temperature measurements using IR guns on shiny metal, especially stainless or aluminum, but bearing races too. Spray a tiny spot of black paint on the surface and measure off that. @chickenlights highlighted the other, more correct way of dealing...
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    To Those in the Line of Fires

    Camper is packed, ready to leave anytime. Lightning strikes with virtually no rain this evening were hard on the nerves. Fingers crossed nothing comes of it. But. We’re very fortunate. We’re still at home. We still HAVE a home. We have friends who are not, and a few who do not.
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    What are these? Any ideas?

    @van123d Thanks! When I first saw the plane, my thoughts were that someone had rescued a plane whose base had been damaged. The more I looked at it, the more it looked like it might have been manufactured like this. The way the wooden base is connected just isn’t what I’d expect from a...
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    Craftex CT042 14x40” Lathe - $8500 - Calgary, ab

    Hmmm. Craftex vs King. Worth $5000 more? https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/gatineau/metal-lathe/1668836982 https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/metal-lathe-3-500-gatineau-qc.8530/post-124030 Wish Quebec was closer!
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    What are these? Any ideas?

    A couple items from a friend’s ‘collection’. He passed away and his widow is sorting through a large collection of stuff. Tractors, farm implements, tools, collectibles. These two are interesting. The hand plane is metal, but has a wooden plate about 1/4” thick on the bottom. No...
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    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    I like the high/low stool. I’ve never seen one like that. Thinking I might have to make one, and maybe adapt it as a 3 step ladder/stool. Points 3 & 4 are great too - definitely worth copying! Where do you get the magnetic sheets?
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