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Ok thanks for the advice. Mike

Thanks, unfortunately I already picked steel up…. Roll of 5 thou, and roll of 1 thou…. I feel like I have my work cut out for me

That is crazy…..

Ok thanks everyone Mike

Thank you all for your replies, I’ll definitely be able to make something work with the links provided! Mike

That is great- thank you very much. Mike

That will likely get me started, thank you very much. I’d still like to find some stock that is 0.001-0.005” thick. Maybe princess auto has something there also?

Thanks for the reply. I’m fairly green to this, and was leaning towards steel shims in fear that plastic or aluminum can material would compress and I’d loose my level? Is this a valid concern? Thx Mike

Hi everyone, I have a 12” Atlas lathe, and having a heck of a time leveling it. Does anyone know where I could get an affordable shim kit? I see the shims at Acklands, and some of the shims are $50 each! Looking for an affordable kit that has a variety of thicknesses. Any help would be...

Thanks for the reply, I have also been looking for an older brand name milling machine, but I’ll check out the Modern Tools machine.

Hi all, Looking for a quality bench top milling machine- is anybody selling one in Alberta ?

that looks perfect, and much better than the $1000 I was looking at spending. The website doesn’t state it’s a Bison, but I’ll phone tomorrow. You you know if the 1 1/2 x 8 tpi is standard for the atlas lathe’s? Thx Mike

Hi Guys, I’m in the Calgary area and looking for a 4 jaw independent chuck that will fit on my 12” atlas lathe. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to look online, and does anyone know if there is a standard thread on the Atlas’s for the chuck to thread onto? Thanks Mike

Also wondering if I were to start searching for a good older one, what brand names should I be searching?

Ok thanks for the advice!