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    phaxtris replied to the thread Sharpening large drill bits?.
    Yes, I believe you just rehashed my post, other than missing the most important angle of the entire bit, the cutting edge support, a 118...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Sharpening large drill bits?.
    This is the make or break angle, if you don't get this right it doesn't matter if the included angle is correct, to steep it dulls and...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread US Tariffs.
    I visited the cbsa office in Calgary 3 times last week to clear a package (not fault of cbsa, I was given some bad info) They...
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    phaxtris reacted to FatherWes's post in the thread US Tariffs with Wow Wow.
    Just a heads up. I just bought some motorbike stuff from a company in Germany. Shipping with UPS. I expected an invoice for duty...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Sharpening large drill bits?.
    The included angle of the tip is not really super critical, 110 deg, 118deg heck 140 degrees all will drill, what is really important is...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Apron repair.
    File or die grind (nom abrasive) would be easy enough You will cook anything within a few inches, I would take everything out of there...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Calgary Library.
    Hey I don't mind if some of my tax dollars to towards good looking buildings and "beautification" items, I think that's one of the...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Apron repair.
    Seems reasonable to me as well Another alternative could be to build it up with braze and grind/file/die grind the channel profile But...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Zenair CH601HD.
    Ahh I did think about making sections, and although it's fairly symmetrical to the eye I'm sure it's not perfect. If I were to do it...
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    phaxtris reacted to PeterT's post in the thread Zenair CH601HD with Like Like.
    Coming along! I was going to suggest some initial bulkhead / former templates to help you with 'screeding' the filler finish contouring...
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    phaxtris reacted to LenVW's post in the thread Zenair CH601HD with Like Like.
    Nice work Ryan !! I wish you were around when I was developing ‘aluminum moulds’ for extruded HDPE pipe. * You are going to find a lot...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Zenair CH601HD.
    it has been done for about a week now, just removed it from the mold today, here is an update a little bit every night, sand, drywall...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Hello and welding question.
    ya you could scop it under load to see if it looks like a purely rectified ac signal without smoothing, it would still weld if it...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Hello and welding question.
    yes just like that, be aware that has a dinse connector, and the gas hose is probably not long enough to reach your bottle so for that...
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    phaxtris replied to the thread Hello and welding question.
    yes, just get yourself a torch with a gas valve, a power cable adapter (splits off the gas and gives you a lug for a power cable), and a...
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