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    yallos from victoria

    yeh those kabuki cabs used to clutter up the streets fairly heavily back in those days- i never see those anymore so am thinking they went belly up? always used to think to myself " how the @#$% do they not just keel over peddling plump americans around all summer?"...anyways cheers.
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    wtb: paralells

    those look like a decent set- havent owned any spi tools but have heard some good things through vids and forums ive browsed...
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    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    thanks for that lead, you caught me snoozing however and i missed that one completely! regards, John
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    wtb: paralells

    my understanding of wavys is they can be handy for supporting thinner materials which may be flexing, sagging or uneven/flat otherwise? i dont yet own a set so no practical wisdom here just recycling info i read someplace. In my mind they would be handy for mid span supports of wider...
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    FREE CI weights

    well i snoozed right through that one but many thanks for the effort!!
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    wtb: paralells

    pretty cheap waveys available on ali express not long ago... was also thinking of a set for myself but didnt bother yet...
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    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    ill havta look more into it then- my guess would be theres got to be at least something on island but certainly Vancouver will and isn't all that far away- its only $75 each way.... oh, it deleted my crying sad faced emoji....was trying for some sarcasm there....
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    yallos from victoria

    no i havent yet....prob wouldnt go that route unless it was really worth while or i was in a pinch- i find amazon to be all over the place with the pricing....id be more apt to try ali express or something...i know they sell all kinds of raw materials and tooling for quite unbeatable prices...if...
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    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    thanks for the tip- i actually havent really looked around too hard yet but assumed somebody on island would be offering up their services. I have watched several videos about home foundries and casting techniques and will eventually be trying to put something together myself no doubt- but one...
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    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    excellent! another happy customer...exactly why Im going with that one...
  11. jaydag71

    yallos from victoria

    thank you sir!
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    yallos from victoria

    yes indeed we are, though not all of us are thrilled at tbe prospect.
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    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    "i like the cut of your jib.", or, thats my kind of problem solving....well, the first part, not so much the latter....
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    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    thanks man, thats some intetesting info I'll havta look into a bit more. In my hopes and dreams I would have a place for my own little foundry eventually...but one thing at a time obviously...
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    cast iron in Victoria? Anybody?

    hiya, good question and one that took a whole lotta research since itll be my first tig machine (have a mig and some gas torches currently, but have always wanted a tig!)...im going for the primeweld tig225. wasnt able to find anything in Canukada that came close in spec, price AND positive...
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