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Recent content by Maker Mike

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    Compound needs a better degree dial

    would be neat to develop a number of different "squares" with needed angles, like a square for an MT3 taper, and a square for a chuck taper, stuff like that.
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    Walter Rotary Table 12 inch, $200, Ottawa, ON

    Even upside down it is still a good deal.
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    UPS gripe

    I hate them all, UPS, FedEx, DHL they all suck.
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    If you can only have one condiment on the dinner table...

    Mayonnaise for me., have it on my back bacon in the morning and on my sandwich in the evening.
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    Laser Cutter/Engraver

    This guy made a laser cnc and a laser pipe cutter for about 13k each.
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    Huge list of unfinished projects for the new year

    I think I will just say, I make myself happy, that's what I make.
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    Huge list of unfinished projects for the new year

    I have a question. What answer do you give someone who isn't into the hobby, or mostly people who are not into any hobby, when they ask "What are you going to make with it". When I say "Mostly tools for the machines" they give me a puzzled look. I actually can count on one hand the number of...
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    Tool Christmas Tools

    Ok here goes. I got a cool mostly non-functional pair of goggles...and I bought myself a new to me lathe.
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    Anyone currently using a Touch DRO near Calgary?

    I have one on my mill and one on my lathe. I bought the first one fully assembled and the second one was a kit with a bunch of soldering to PCB boards. Was kinda fun putting it together. On the lathe I have one magnetic scale and one glass scale. You have to do some calibration once it is...
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    Busy Bee Tools selling Accusize products

    Hey, KBC offers free shipping on orders of $450.00 or more. I only buy from them if I have to because of it.
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    Tips/Techniques Urban and traffic planning

    Spent the last 3 months in France. Drove all over and only had to stop at a couple of stoplights. They traffic circles work well but some of them get so busy it is hard to get onto them. Some of them are so small they are just painted on the asphalt, kinda funny, but no stop sign.
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    what straight edge options are available?

    Suburban Tool has them. Wow are they expensive.
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    Tool Annular Cutter Accuracy

    Just wondering, if you put in in a weldon shank holder, was it a good fit or did the set screws push it off center.
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    New member from Ontario

    Welcome from Richmond Hill. Kinda North of Toronto, but not really.
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    Buying socket head cap screws online

    I buy everything from Amazon, nothing has fallen apart yet. Of course I would think differently if I was building a submarine or an airplane or something. The 12.9 grade cap screws seem alright to me.
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