Recent content by Snocrusher

No problem McGyver, Sorry I was not very specific in my request for information.

This is the type of tool I am referring to:

I would like some input from anyone who has a fiber laser unit, the one I am interested in is the cleaner/welder ones. Continuous output ones are rated from about 1000-4000 watts and are mostly from the far east available on Amazon and Aliexpress with prices ranging from about $4500- $45000...

Welcome from St Andrews

Welcome from St Andrews

Welcome from St Andrews, I used to live in Brandon in the 60's

Greetings from just north of Wpg.

Greetings from a fellow Manitoban Just north of Wpg.

Not so, some free CAD software for 3D modeling: Blender DesignSpark Mechanical FreeCAD Fusion 360 Meshmixer Onshape Free SketchUp Free Tinkercad Can't help you with the Free Computer though.

Welcome from just north of Wpg. in St Andrews. My first introduction to a lathe was also in the school's metal shop where I made cannon.

I have a rock crawler and a couple of drones. crawler video

I'd be up for a meetup once this covid goes away. Here's hoping anyway. * Howder1951 from Selkirk

Wow, when I designed and made my tail stock cam lock I just looked at some other peoples designs and adapted to my needs. The 1/8" eccentric figure I just pulled out of my hat. If I would have known it could be so complicated and the math needed and the understanding of the forces involved to...

Just sticking my nose in here with the cam lock I made for my 100 year old Dalton lathe after I found that the original tension bolt had stretched and I was tired of looking for the wrench every time I had to move the tail stock. There are no off the shelf upgrades for my old unit so I was on my...

Merry Christmas all, from Manitoba