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  1. Stuart Samuel

    Shop Time to get organized. Well, slightly.

    I figured there might be one or two people out there with a frown on their face over it. I moved everything in front of it, then looked up and sighed. I'm not a very good plant minder, but I haven't killed it yet, and I do like having it in the shop.
  2. Stuart Samuel

    Shop Time to get organized. Well, slightly.

    And yes, my plant needs water. It picked a bad time to let me know.
  3. Stuart Samuel

    Shop Time to get organized. Well, slightly.

    Welding table is in! Took ages getting across the Pacific and onto a train, but it arrived a week and a bit ago, at work. Unpacked it that evening, lifted the top out with the forklift, mounted the legs, and then spent hours degreasing (well, deoiling) it. Underside of the cast top is still...
  4. Stuart Samuel

    Narex boring head, $500, Barrie, ON

    Didn’t work out, unfortunately. I was tied up until close to four loading a van with ~3000 lbs of books (my reason for being up there in the first place), and had zero cell reception to get a hold of the seller. Gone by the time I was back in cell range. :/ I’m not worked up about it, though...
  5. Stuart Samuel

    KMS Makita mag drill sale

    I've been meaning to make a 'how artisanal baby carrots are made' video for about ten years now...
  6. Stuart Samuel

    Narex boring head, $500, Barrie, ON

    Fingers crossed, hoping to pick it up tomorrow midday. ‘No holds’.
  7. Stuart Samuel

    I just scored a bridgeport head, and right angle attachment accessories

    What voltage is Birkhoff looking for? (Coworker is looking for a 240V motor for his First mill, having discovered how awkward powering 600V machines is, outside of industrial/commercial buildings)
  8. Stuart Samuel

    Tool Annular Cutter Accuracy

    When I saw this thread this morning, my first thought was this book:
  9. Stuart Samuel

    Not a fun weekend....

    I enjoy all sorts of technical processes, but I have to admit, my favourites are the ones that are all 'feel'.
  10. Stuart Samuel

    New to me colchester lathe

    Chloride contamination is a real accelerator or corrosion in iron. Big issue for museum/archaeological artifacts. If the relative humidity is over ~25%, the chloride ions get to work.
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