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Not desparate, a week or so would be fine. I'm in Abbotsford, but I could pick up in Coquitlam since you're on a ferry run. :)

I need to move my lathe to fix the motor bearings. The cabinet has a 3" gap to slip a floor jack under. I cant seem to find something that low, except one car jack from KMS for $329. So I was wondering is there anyone in the Lower Mainland, BC who might have something that I could borrow...

I'm quite happy with this so far. Lots of pix... Starting with the face that measured flattest. 1 Trammed the indexer to zero. 2 1st dusting pass. 3 4-5 passes per face. 4 Spindle speed is 800 rpm 5 Nice finish. 6 Grinding a chamfer. 7 Facing the base. 8 View of the finished base...

It seems to be made of a fairly hard tool steel. A cut file barely scratches the surface. I use a steel lapping plate charged with Clover 600 or diamond paste for finishing.

Great suggestions and discussion folks. I have a piece of straight, polished linear rail, which is held in a 5/8 collet. I checked the inner face of the block with some blue on a collet. The taper was nicely ground and showed no high spots, so I'm going to trust the collet/shaft/bore as the...

Since its the bore that is the controlling dimension, it would be smart to tram vs. the bore while its in the in the vice. That would verify that the bottom face is true to the mill bed.

Alright, so this started because I'm cheap. Or Scots. Or a cheap Scot. But, I bought this $25 ER-32 collet block on Amazoom recently. So I thought if it’s a bit off I’ll just lap it square again. But this looks like it was kicked around the yard a few times before being sent. It is not...

Hey Rob, welcome to the forum! I'm in Abbotsford - visitors are welcome ! Show us some of your projects!

Recommended. Cuts through hardened steels easily, with little kerf. Ignore the price sticker. Bought at Home Hardware

Yeah, it's pretty straightforward. Just two parts plus a ball tipped screw. The trick is.... Well, you'll figure it out ! :D