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    A really BIG gun.

    I'm not sure where you're coming from on those comments...but everyone has an opinion these days The construction of the mortar I mentioned was stout enough to withstand more than an average amount of propellant...and they started from a small amount to insure the thing didn't just explode...
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    Bench Mill $450 Lake Country BC

    messaged seller...half hr later tags it with pending....didn't even bother to respond to my inquiry classy fellow
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    A really BIG gun.

    check out the mortar series of videos Mythbusters did. They built their own out of some 2 or 3 inch wall pipe. can't be hard to scale that down right?
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    Bench Mill $450 Lake Country BC

    I can't decide if I should buy this, it'd eat the deposit I have put away for the Induma... blarg. and I'd still need to buy tooling The tag mentions built in the 80's...I wonder if the price is a reflection of wear?
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    Mystery Machine

    I'm curious as to it's function as well...I noticed there's what looks like a tension bar on the top there, it's attached to a tarp arm spring, then there is that lever on the RH side, there's a couple horizontal notches on the lower end of the hole, but then the hole tapers up to a single...
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    Upcoming Sale of Machine Shop

    condolences on your friends passing and kind regards to his Mrs. wish I lived closer...I'm hopefully soon to be in the market for milling machine tooling and a vice. it's nice that we have a great group of ppl not just willing to offer some experience n advice on this kind of situation, but to...
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    Tips/Techniques Square holes

    drilling a square hole So a buddy found this on crackbook and shared with me. What a neat process. I didn't know that tail stocks can be powered. But I also shouldn't be surprised, that they can be powered. The sharpening of the 3 sided file looks pretty intrinsic to the result. Grind it...
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    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    Looking on the webpage I have in my bookmarks on a teardown, the bed is the up n down part. Hard to argue with your assessment.
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    Buffalo/Canadian drill press

    There is a blacksmith in AB, young fella. Very well known in the 'smith community. Ethan Harty. Certified steam engineer too. That's a young guy who's keeping the art and the science alive and well. His youtube channel is great. But his shop is legendary. That one steam hammer of his, Tim...
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    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    For the time being, I checked off "no mill" The deal is still done on the Induma 1/S that's here in town. But the current owner, like most people, has more demands on him than time. So hopefully in the spring, I'll finally get it home. For now, I think its a moot point, but does that size of...
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    Tool Morse taper drill bits

    Here's the one and only one I have... a 9/16" made in Australia. Once I got it sharp again, it works great
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    Tool Morse taper drill bits

    I have 1 MT2 drill bit for my 9x20...it was in the tool box with the lathe...I have already used a few times and after reading all this commentary...I kinda wish I had more of them...
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    Blacksmith material 50$ PDO

    I have friends down there...could get picked up if needs be?
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    Mig extention

    I saw that same IG video too...then read a handful of the comments...too many keyboard warriors with an opinion lol But Jswain's right, unless a fella is inclined to drop the exhaust and gain some kind of sight line to the joints...trying to get that top 1/4 is just frustrating as hell
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    Using a laser rifle site for setting lathe toolholders and tail stock??

    Thanks Craig...no lie...with discontinuing my SSRI's...I'm prone to brain zaps and fog... didn't even consider that an option lol.
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