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    "small" lathe tooling - any pointers?

    I think it was 0.020"? will look it up.
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    Tips/Techniques Cutting High Strength Steel Forging

    Probably too late to the party here, but its a drawbar ......... how about some precision angle grinding? You can do some decent work with one if careful.
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    "small" lathe tooling - any pointers?

    I was wrong on this, started checking dimensions. The Tripan I have is an 11 not a 011. Perfect for a Schuablin but too big for WW. I can see how the 011 would be perfect for a watchmakers lathe. Mine is 5/8 tall, so slightly smaller than a 011 but not by much. The TP would be 400+ after...
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    "small" lathe tooling - any pointers?

    I've built a miniaturized version to work on 8mm lathes. Was going to do it as an article in the mag (THE mag lol, Home Shop Machinist). imo that addresses a huge problem.... I mean what is there out there in WW QCTP? There is little need for watchmakers I guess, almost all work is done...
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    CA-ON West Toronto material comparison

    SM usually has an offcuts area, brass will be slim pickings and they will be awfully proud of it. Peckovers and ASA are I think the biggest, don't know of much down your way though
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    Kids these days ..... the high school robotics team we sponsor

    Maybe we'll even get Susquatch to watch a video :)
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    JCDammeyer's 42 projects

    So sorry to hear that John. Mike
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    Electrical box cover - 3D printing makes it easy

    Just a simple projecting showing how handy 3D printing can be. I bet lots of guys are thinking "what would I ever use one for" whereas after having one its like what a pain it would be not having one. I had a cheapo amazon DC controller and wanted to recycle an enclosure I had I printed it...
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    Self dumping chip bin from a small CNC lathe, $120, Calgary AB

    long before anyone decided y=mx+b could be called AI, these were called self dumping hoppers.... we make them by the truck load.
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    Dickson quick change tool post, $160, Calgary, AB

    Seems like a hot price if its a Dickson not a knock off.
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    Shop Shop air line systems

    I've not had trouble with a Pex crimp connection, maybe just a bit of luck. I does seem risky compared with a proper soldered joint. otoh i've had the odd pin hole leak develop in copper pipe so its not bullet proof either. One thing with PEX is it doesn't like UV light. There is some 30-60...
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    CA-ON West Toronto material comparison

    The owner and founder Dan is a friend of mine. We all worked briefly together 25 years ago with Bill Mair (founder MS) on an internet metals supply chain start up thing that was lots of fun but didn't last. Great idea whose time hasn't yet come - replacing brutally cumbersome EDI with our...
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    Horizontal Mill - Be careful folks....

    Must mean head injuries. The insult added to the injury is its a production mill, no feedscrew. Amusing that he thinks a $200 reduction just might get it to the tipping point
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    Shop executor?

    apropos to our situation is his line, you can't have everything ..... where would you put it?! Try as I might, there is truth in that.
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    Shop executor?

    I've used Access and get the all the necessary components are in front of us already, camera, excel, access etc. The point is phone applications bring convenience to it. The days it would take sitting at a screen matching photos to notes etc, for me, that is unlikely to ever happen. A synced...
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