Recent content by Tozguy

Mine does not have locking screws for the cams that I can see, could you elaborate on this please Tom? There does seem to be a general lack of understanding about the design principles of the D1 mounting system and how to use it.

Smitty, great job, nice looking mill. Dabbler, it is more than OK with me if you want to discuss it here. I would like to learn how to do that too.

No worries for me Janger just trying to learn the ropes here. And get my quota of postes in :)

I'm 100 pages into the book 'The Perfectionists'. The content is fascinating. It brings new perspective to my experience in the textile industry and to the evolution of precision in the machinery we used. It is well that the content is so interesting because the writing style is very heavy. One...

Just wondering if you repeat the same content on each forum you frequent. As a Canadian I prefer to offer my surplus stuff for sale in Canada. I also prefer to buy from other Canadians. Is it not OK to use this forum for that?

That seems like valid behaviour to me. Several if not many of us participate in other (international) forums because technical metal working knowledge knows no borders. However our supply questions and buy local principles lead me to connect with other Canadians for sourcing materials and...

A member's legal name and appearance means nothing to me when it comes to exchanging ideas. It is their content and contribution that counts. Actually I would prefer not to know their real name and appearance to avoid prejudice. With persons using pen names it is almost certain that we are...

Look at where it is at today

A.O. 80 grit.

After having a similar experience as yours Craig I followed Leonard Lee's (of Lee Valley fame) advice and bought a soft open wheel for grinding any type of HSS and other non carbide tools. The white 6 '' wheel is a HK2A8OH12. It does not glaze over, cuts cool and quickly. There is no more...

Excellent idea, gonna make me one as soon as I have taught my better half to pedal with one leg. Seems like it would also make an excellent crank handle for turning a lathe spindle by hand.

Frank, Peter, & others also at HM. Great to see some familiar faces. :) Don't know why it took me so long to find this forum. Am glad to meet more Canadians who don't just play hockey :) Thanks everybody for the welcome. Mike

Hi Craig, Thanks. You may have seen that handle at hobby machinist.com but I use the same name on most forums.

Learning to turn metal was one of my retirement projects. Been at it since 2013 on a CT043N 12x36 lathe. Besides having fitted a couple of barrels to target rifles and making a few parts for reloading equipment, most of my work has been making tools for the lathe (such as milling attachment...