Recent content by OliverTO

A mill, lathe or any other machine tool may not be "appreciable by the family" but the things you make with it/them can certainly be.

If you want to take very small accurate cuts, use your compound. The lines on the cross slide dial are usually marked in .001 increments. This can be hard to judge if you want a tenths cut. If you turn your compound to 14.5 degrees, then each .001 on the compound dial moves the tool .00025...

I often use the McMaster-Carr website to determine the proper name for unknown items. As long as you have a basic idea of what it is and what it is used for you can usually find it on their site. Many other online retailer would greatly benefit from hiring their web designer.

The King KC-45 is a similar machine, they have a parts diagram with pricing on their website. I don't know about dealers in the Calgary area but I am certain there is one. In London Ontario, parts can be purchased/ordered through Federated Tools.

.004" TIR is easy to deal with. Loosen the bolts that hold the chuck to the back plate, move the chuck until it runs true, tighten bolts. If the chuck is too tight on the backplate shoulder to come true, machine the the diameter of the shoulder down a couple thousand until you can move the chuck...

Use a corner rounding endmill to create the rounded part, Mill to size and punch a hole through it.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952238510304765

They work well for their intended purpose. The downside is cost, they are very expensive and have a small diameter range, therefore you need to have many different ones to cover a wide range of hole sizes. If you are doing production jobs where you are measuring one hole size all day the cost...

The ability to hold larger dimensional pieces is true, however, on smaller mills the larger vise limits the y travel as the front of the vise makes contact with the column. It also hangs far over the table on the handle end, blocking the dials and making the hand wheels difficult to use.

I bought some items from a older gentleman in Waterloo that was down sizing. He has a Jackson No2 vertical mill that he was considering selling. Looking at some photos, that style of mill may be a candidate.

Our local CT is the same, most tools are locked and staff is difficult to find. If I need anything, I find it easier to order online for pickup. Don't have to deal with staff, just pull up, pick up then go home.

Anyone looking for Standard Modern, the lathes from the Govdeals auction in the Soo are reposted with a starting bid of $500. https://www.govdeals.ca/index.cfm?fa=Main.AdvSearchResultsNew&kWord=lathe&whichForm=vehicle&searchPg=Main

I don't know how their prices compare to others, but I have used BC Fasteners & Tools for online purchases.

It was a legit listing, I spoke with the seller. He seemed like a stand up guy. He told me people had offered more than asking but refused because he wanted to offer it to the first person to respond. I was second inline if the first person passed. It was removed from a shop in St Catharines and...

When looking at new 10" bench top lathes you really only have Craftex and King, unless you are willing to ship in a Grizzly, PM or some other Chinese made machine. Sure you can still buy a new Emco, Schaublin or Weiler but it does not sound like that is what you are after. Between the two brands...