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  1. George

    Cast Iron stock

    I got this the other day off a guy i buy from, it only cost me $30 it was 62” long and I could barely lift it, Good score, I plan to make a 2” square collet block for my Mill,if you guys are still looking? All it will cost is the shipping from Manitoba, i just cut a piece 90mm i know it’s long...
  2. George

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    Got me a 3 inch vice from eBay free shipping and it’s great looks ok on my mini mill 700x180 a bigger vice would be difficult to mount and be overkill, just saying if your not making parts for NASA why spend that much for a vice. Cheap Chinese mini mills are great but there no Bridgeport’s. My...
  3. George

    Great personality

    When I first got my little Mastercraft Wood Lathe it was for pen turning, then i had a go at miniature things it’s great fun and very satisfying turning a branch from a tree off my property into something lol, But I am afraid turning HARD rusty pieces of metal just has a different effect on me...
  4. George

    Great personality

  5. George

    Great personality

    I bought some Carbide Wood Turning inserts from AliExpress and made my own wood chisels, also selling my little Mastercraft wood lathe as a package on a local site, trying to get some funds for a 150mm 6” rotary table for my mini mill
  6. George

    2x72 sander

    A good thing about stripping treadmills is the rollers are seamless you get 4 decent bearings and excellent tubes for casting aluminum inside, once the aluminum is cooled it just slides out, i also have 3 treadmill motors for planned projects. Always on the lookout for treadmills FREE ones are...
  7. George

    VFD ???

    I did d/l the PDF but it’s all Chinese written in English to me
  8. George

    My First Project

    I say my 1st, it was actually my 2nd lol, because I made the 1st one arse about face but it’s okay my Mini Milling Machine has a reverse option My new Fly Cutter for 8mm tooling.
  9. George

    VFD ???

    A friend bought a lot from a local auction, this was amongst all the cables he bid on “hes a scrapper when he’s not long haul trucking, i have googled it and it appears to be what I think is a BIG VFD, it still has the plastic end caps fitted where the cables go, doesn’t look like it’s ever been...
  10. George

    Collet Chuck information

    You could try Walmart https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/LAFGUR-MT4-Collet-Chuck-Holder-Mt4-Collet-ER32-Collet-Holder-For-Home/PRD0UNQYXHAXDIS i am finding some great stuff on there website especially cheap for me as a new hobby machinists. What’s best is it’s free shipping to a Walmart of your choosing.
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