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    Tool Ball Burnisher

    Thanks for the drawing!!
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    Shop DRO taking away my fun?

    @Susquatch should add plant the trees. :)
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    Calgary & area meet up Spring 2024.

    If it's on the 20th Crittermutt and I will come down for it.
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    Carbide shims/anvils

    It would probably work fine. I suspect aluminum inserts have a sharper cutting edge. I have used steel inserts on aluminum when finish is not important and taking cuts <1mm seems to work fine. I remove the aluminum inserts what I have finished as I figured that it would shorten the life of the...
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    Carbide shims/anvils

    What I found with the Ali/non brand inserts was I wasn't getting the finish that I wanted. I think I will give the parting inserts a try. Thanks for sharing this.
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    Carbide shims/anvils

    I with with you on paying a bit extra for a product if you can return. Had a look at their store front, lots to choose from and prices seem pretty reasonable. I wonder who makes their inserts?
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    Carbide shims/anvils

    I was in the same spot as you when I bought my lathe. I did some digging around on Alibaba and my thought process was to find a full line supplier of tooling. I found Sant Tools https://en.hnsant.com/ I have been pretty happy with the ones I have bought and I also purchased extra shims and torx...
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    Tool Morse taper drill bits

    The way I look at it if they are going to game the system they can do it whether it is live or maximum bidding. I put in what I am willing to pay for it in maximum bid and leave it at that. Sometimes I win, but mostly I am finding out I am too cheap. :)
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    Tool Morse taper drill bits

    For larger than 3/8 holes I use MT bits on my drill press, lathe and mill.
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    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    Looking forward to hearing your evaluation of this. I have started looking around for one so this might save me a whole lot of research time on the computer.
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    My 8mm tap plan.... Some pre-xmas fun.

    Parcel arrived yesterday Thank!! I will have yours in the mail tomorrow.
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    Tips/Techniques Another way to make a surface grinder balancing ring

    I would do it it on the mill with a dividing head.
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    Tips/Techniques Another way to make a surface grinder balancing ring

    I didn't realize that the holes were drilled all the way through. For some reason I thought they were blind holes. Why not use tapered machine screws?
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    Tool Ever had this happen?

    I wish that would have happened to me. Instead I had to spend countless hours on Kijiji and Market Place to find one that was in good shape and at a price I wanted to pay. :)
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    Other Vevor ultrasonic cleaners?

    I have had a Vevor 10L for about two years and have used it a mostly on carbs. It has worked well. I bought the unit with the rotary dials instead of the soft touch control panel. My thought process was that I can easily repair/replace those if they fail. The soft touch not so much. I don't...
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