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    Tips/Techniques Need help surface grinding a tapered cross slide gib (Okanagan)

    the two ground faces are parallel to each other and the width is the same throughout but it tapers down the length of the gib. it would have to be ground or milled using a mag chuck with either gauge blocks stacking at one end to get it parallel to the grinding wheel/fly cutter or using a mag...
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    Tips/Techniques Need help surface grinding a tapered cross slide gib (Okanagan)

    hoping to find someone in or near the okanagan with a surface grinder and mag chuck that could accomplish grinding down .400 off a piece of tapered gib stock roughly 16" long. willing to pay for your time Thanks
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    looking for a lathe

    thanks for the link that was really cool to read
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    looking for a lathe

    he was asking $2600 and i got it for $2300
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    looking for a lathe

    Its a Sharp Lam350B that seems to be in really good condition and is only about 3 hours away from me. I put a deposit down and am going to check it out and pick it up this weekend
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    looking for a lathe

    found one!
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    looking for a lathe

    depending on the machine and price im willing to ship something across Canada
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    looking for a lathe

    i have an old southbend model 9a but im looking for a bit of an upgrade. let me know if y'all see anything. looking for something around 18-36" in length with the ability to cut metric and imperial threads preferably. thanks!
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    looking for a mill head

    hi, im looking for a milling machine head kinda like an old Bridgeport J head. let me know what you've got. Thanks
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    looking for a millling machine head

    hi, im looking of a milling machine head something like an old J head Bridgeport for a franken mill project im working on. let me know what you've got thanks
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    looking for a vertical mill

    3-1/8" the okanagan BC
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    looking for a vertical mill

    we had to disassemble it partially to get it in the back of the trailer but it all worked out and was worth it in the end. once i get my work bench set up in the new garage im gonna start restoring it
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    looking for a vertical mill

    found an old calvin 1-1/2 horizontal mill with a bridgeport vertical mill attachment and pick it up with a bunch of extra stuff for the low low price of 500 bucks!!!
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    looking for a vertical mill

    yeah i talked to that guy and was gonna send him a deposit and then he sold it:/
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    looking for a vertical mill

    hi i just moved and finally have a garage of my own to work in. im looking for a mill anywhere from benchtop to full size. let me know if youve got one or know someone that is looking to sell one. im located in kelowna bc but im willing to travel or pay for freight. thanks
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