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Absolutely a guy should have a jib crane. In fact, I’m in the middle of making two for amy garage :) Only 500 lb capacity, and they will be inside, but they will make things so much easier for me. If buying one of the advertised one listed above (which in my opinion are overpriced) also factor...

Perhaps the NRC one you mentioned, trevj, was the 160, that sold first summer of covid? If yes, it is in a very lucky home machinist’s shop in Toronto area.

Didn’t know about use either, but vaguely remember seeing one. Not being used, just on a shelf. Guessing obsolete. http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2099/27643.pdf

Yikes! If I could get $7000 for my last generation Mits and Merril (G&E) 16” shaper, I’d take it!

if folks think a FP3Lis a beast, then how about a FP4L? Hope Jason doesn’t mind me posting this on his machine’s thread. Thought the ‘4’ might by a mythical beast that Deckel advertised but didn’t make. Turns out they did make a few. Guys got to dream, no?

I think of a Deckel FP3L as a small horizontal boring machine that also has a vertical milling head. Ya, ya, I know it’s not as rigid or accurate and the travelling body will tend to wear tipping backwards over time, but the analogy works for me. Now if a DeVlieg 2B had wandered into my shop, I...

Duck boards in front of machines. 3/8” thick cork tiles in front of workbench. Easy cleanup, nice for the back and knees, and best of all, free. Well, for me at least- previous neighbor covered her entire driveway with these instead of fixing or replacing the concrete. New neighbor used most for...

Curious- what would you use transformer oil for other than in a transformer?

I’ve got a lot of respect for what McGyver has accomplished here. There was an Aciera F1 with more accessories for sale a year ago in Vernon area that I seriously looked into. Now sold. The audio on the video they sent suggested issues with spindle. I did do some pricing of bearing and...

Ummm, hate to jump in here, but perhaps a little extra info might be helpful? I’m not a chemist, nor do I know much about industrial uses and precautions, but do know a bit about human toxicology. Inorganic mercury such as bound in rocks or elemental is not as dangerous as organic. Yes it can...