Recent content by Greywynd

Cosmetically the saw is a little nicer than the one I got. Will be interesting to see what it goes for.

When we were having plates relapped and checked, they would lap plates as large as 18x24, upside down on the larger ones. Then flip them back over, check them, then return them to their usual location. Mind you most of these were thicker, like my 12x18 that’s 4” thick.

Figures, ran all over Edmonton yesterday and could have snagged that. Oh well, would have just been more stuff to sit on for who knows how long.

My brother had all that gear years ago, and my older brother built a slabbing saw for him at the time. It all went to Toronto with my brother while he was living there, and when he passed away suddenly, we had no idea where it was, he hadn’t been speaking to us for a couple years at that point...

We play a lot of games, sequence, skipbo, crib and yahtzee being common if it’s just the two of us. If it works that we have four players we’ll play euchre. (And would be interested in the 6 player rules.) Others are spoons, president (asshole), milles borne, a card/board game we call peggy...

Well, I used to frequent the TSC in Peterborough before moving west. The first few years it was almost a go to, hardware was quick, easy and cheap by the pound, stock was good. The staff were friendly and service oriented. On the occasion they had no stock on an item, rain checks were issued and...

It’s also Fort Mac. Hard to find any other place where so many people have the amount of disposable income they do here, and get bored trying to figure out ways to spend it for some. It’s easy for a two income household here to make 4-500K/year if they are both working at the oil sands sites...

Have concrete in mine, and in front of the mill where I do most of my standing, I have a chunk of used conveyor belt, likely about 3x5’. At the last place I also had some of the OSB ‘tiles’ with SM on the bottom. Helped take the chill off of a cold concrete floor, the wood mostly resisted chips...

Just dawned on me, I still have a gage block to mail to you. And….I may have some inside mic parts. Just got back to Fort Mac tonight, here til mid Feb. Poke me and remind me in a couple weeks and I’ll see if or what I have.

We had 4 hydrailulic units driving four bars most of the last couple weeks. And also had some portable milling happening, sorry, no shareable pics on that one.

A bit of a wierd voltage though. 440 would run okay on 480, but it’s already running on 60hz versus 50, so would likely run like a scared cat.

Been years since i bought a drill, and other than maybe some specialty use, I can’t forsee needing to buy one for a long time to come. Between places I’ve worked, and buying batches of tools that included drills and cutting tools, and different stuff I’ve been given/inherited, my supply is...

I think that was one of the texts I’ve used, likely during my apprenticeship schooling if I’m thinking right.

When I was still in Ontario, gas companies would sell under 100cf, over that and it was lease only.

Looks good! Sounds like the taters did well last year for you.