Recent content by KalNovice

Thanks Al as well. Actually one small piece threaded on one side and terminating in a circular disk with 3 pins unexpectedly came very handy as it fitted my stand light bracket and the three pins will hold my copper heat sink with the LED wafer on top. Pictures will follow after the project is...

Yeah you’re right. It is copper, just didn’t think about it. Though most of my heat sinks are actually Aluminum. Still this worked I’ll stick to it for now. Thanks though for the tip

Thanks for the tips Peter. I like the spiral bit.I already have a tapping set that is not the spiral type. I did use cutting fluid and was able to tap 1/4 of an inch #6-32. I wasn’t able to go deeper. The bit would rotate in the nut. I am not sure whether I should apply more force to tighten the...

Thanks. Nothing specific. I am currently just learning to tap aluminum heat sinks. I am thinking of transforming an old stand lamp into an LED 40W stand lamp. The LED lamp is a circular wafer that I will screw onto a large CPU heat sink. Then I will need to find a rod that I will thread to fit...

That works best as I do not know exactly when I’ll leave. Can you please share your number? Mine is 4035421167 Also your address to lookup how long the trip will take

Just thought to say Hi and that I am glad my colleague - a seasoned metal worker (John) - pointed me to this forum.I plan to go slow but steady.. :-) see you around Kal

Hi, I am new to metal working as my name suggests :). I recently bought a vintage drill press from Kijiji and I am interested in your x-y cross-slide vice. Please let me know if I could pass by tomorrow around 11sh to noon. I am also interested in some offcuts as well. I live in Calgary. Thanks, Kal