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  1. J

    Mysore 1330 lathe, govdeals auction, Kingston, ON

    They're only grinding the surface so they're surface grinding, many precision Sahib.
  2. J

    Bridgeport Knee Mill possibility

    No BP experience but... 1) don't discount a 440v machine if it has 9 wires, 15 minutes and it's 220v. 2) if you sink your mill 4" into the floor you might get quite a sore back, seems these old (good) machines were designed around 5'6" to 5'8" operators. As I type it seems I have been corrected...
  3. J

    Show us your shops!

    Yeh but.....when our house burnt down our insurance limit for tools and for books was IIRC 50 bucks. I now have a few books under 50 bucks and a few tools too, but none of them would make me lose sleep if lost.
  4. J

    5" 1 1/2 - 8 TPI backing plate with lock collar

    So 1 1/2 - 8 should fit a South Bend too IIRC.
  5. J

    Wanted: milling vertical spindle motor - Victoria BC

    There's a proper side of Duncan ? :p
  6. J

    Show us your shops!

    MISSunderstood aka Connie Cut and paste the above into Google. Much easier on the eyes than the other link.
  7. J

    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    Well I must confess, sorta. I have one of the little ones on my oxy cart in the outer shop. But in penance I just ordered 2, a 20 pounder for the shop and a 5 pounder for the house. Ironically when our house did burn down two extinguishers went up in flames as there was no one home to use them.
  8. J

    Workplace Safety at work and in the home shop

    So who has a fire extinguisher in their shop ?
  9. J

    Show us your shops!

    What ? No mention or dedicated photo of the General Lee ?
  10. J

    Boring Advice Sought

    Tools at hand, Gorton knee mill, News rotary table, Narex boring head, Accurite DRO, new end mill. All of it is in good shape. Job, Block of 1 1/2" steel needs a clearance through hole, with a counter bore on either side for bearings to press in and run concentric with each other. Granted...
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