Recent content by OliverTO

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.

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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...

I have to disagree, the conversion is not that difficult or expensive (depending on what is expensive to you). If I understand correctly, the leadscrew and gearbox are imperial but the compound and cross slide are metric. First I would measure the thread on the two screws to make sure they are...

In one of his previous videos Josh Topper said the owner had undergone chemotherapy for some sort of cancer. Before that the shop was useful and under control, after the chemo is when the "hoarding" began. He eluded to some altering of his brain chemistry, who knows, maybe he saw the end coming...

Aircraft Spruce has a store in Brantford near the airport, if you are close. I have purchased 6061 round bar from them many times. The pricing on popular sizes is good and you can buy by the foot.