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    Tool Budget DIY Scraper Advice Needed

    I have a set of those cheap bearing scrapers. I cut the HSS tip off the flat scraper and used it to make a pull scraper for the one awkwardly positioned way on my hendey carriage. It works well but does need frequent sharpening. Sharpening a HSS pull scraper bit is really easy with an oil stone...
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    CA-ON Today's "new" steel prices - ptbo, on area

    It depends on the location since they’re a franchise. The Stoney Creek one used to have a bin by the cash for hot and cold rolled cut offs at I think 50 cents a pound. They had some other cut offs (stainless, aluminum and alloy steel) up front too that sometimes you could work out a deal on.
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    Lathe Spindle End- Play

    There was a rule of thumb about bearing housing temp and hands I was taught in millwright school. Something like if you can keep your hand on it comfortably for more than 10s that tells you it’s less than 60C. Regarding setting preload the only thing I’d add is that you might find that a very...
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    CA-ON Today's "new" steel prices - ptbo, on area

    Yup, they have an outdoor yard where they put stuff from the scrap operation that they think they can sell for more than they get melting it down. Mostly structural steel, I beams, diamond plate, grating, pipe. Sell by the pound, not sure what the going rate is now. There are a couple bins...
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    CA-ON Today's "new" steel prices - ptbo, on area

    Best place around here (Beach Road Steel) is owned by the same family that owns a big scrap yard in town. They keep a lot of “secondary” material on hand and you can get a great deal. Prices on new material are also excellent if you’re buying full lengths.
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    Christmas Goodies

    Yes, I have basically all the small parts that aren’t in the head (I sold the head complete). Handles, dials, leadscrews etc. I’ve been cleaning out my shop and wondering what to do with the stuff to be honest.
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    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    The touch DRO has been great so far. So much faster to pick up an edge and position the tool than doing it the way I was before without a DRO. I haven’t yet explored the full capabilities of it though.
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    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    I ordered regular glass scales for X/Y/Knee. I kind of trust them more I guess and there are no space constraints so I didn’t feel I had to with magnetic scales. Custom brackets will definitely be needed for the knee which is why I’ve put it on the back burner for now. I should mention that I...
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    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    I’ll have to check that, the noise is both the fan and the HF whine. I’ve always figured the whine was unavoidable with VFDs but in my experience the higher end units have quieter fans which in some cases work on demand instead of always being on. Yeah the vise has been great, I have two that...
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    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    So I’ve been away from the forum for a bit and thought I’d provide an update on the free mill. It’s home and running now for a couple months. Finished the head rebuild, everything else cleaned up, new oiler and tubing, 240v motor installed and new cooling fans installed and wired on the head...
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    Surface grind table

    You’ll probably have better luck finding a place that can grind a table than I did finding someone to grind my lathe bed. Grinding a lathe bed with multiple surfaces, some on angles, that need to be parallel to each other is a job most places likely wouldn’t have done before and would be...
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    Looking for someone to turn brass in Guelph, KW or Cambridge

    I think the most cost effective way to form the body would be metal spinning.
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    Local 2309 Members?

    I am, just finished my apprenticeship officially this month. Not in the Hamilton local 1916 though, I’m a USW member at my workplace.
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    Milling Machine - $950 - Mississauga

    Cheaper than that! On my last mill I replaced worn lead screws and nuts. The bronze nuts were the expensive part. Precision ACME threaded rod (rolled) in 1018 steel is quite cheap, for example a 6ft piece of 1-1/4”-5 is $80 USD from McMaster-Carr. The next step up in terms of precision are...
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    Clarkson Mk2 Tool and Cutter Grinder

    Nice score! I bought the Clarkson Mk. I from the same place. Still storing it at a friends place while I re-organize my shop. I will have to sort out a good dust collection system since it will be in a small space with other machines. Is that a wheel adapter on the Mk. II for more common...
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