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A dog leg is used to turn a round rod between two centers, it clamps onto the rod you want to turn and the little leg is stuck against one of the sides of a jaw of the chuck, to provide the force so that it can turn the rod. As for places to buy some tooling in Calgary, I can't tell you that...

Thanks Eric, I don't really need to go looking for scrapped machines, it's more so just off cuts I'm looking for. General scrap you say, the 41 street and 82ave? Have you been there much

Does anyone know of a scrap metal place in Edmonton that you can pick through?

Mike S, You make some good points, yes farrier tools and anvils go for crazy money here in Alberta and people will just walk away with them if they aren't bolted down, I know Because I keep all my farrier tools and my anvil locked up at all times, even when I'm shoeing a horse or trimming feet...

Hey Janger, If your still looking for a chunk of railway track I think I might still have a chunk, but I would have to look and see, and I think it's about 6-12 inchs long. Jon

Hey guys thanks for the warm welcome, I like all kinds of engines, anything from a steam engine or hit & miss model engines all the way up to the big V8's. Right now I'm building a hit & miss model engine and building a hotrod truck. What's the best way to post pictures on the site?

It's actually the last thursday of the month and we usually get under way at about 7pm and we are there for a good couple hours.

Ruzter, I have been thinking of building a bead roller for a little while now, it's been a tool I have been wanting for a long time now. What design where you thinking of going with? Jon

Hey everyone, I'm new here and I'm from Sherwood park, which is just east of edmonton for the people down south. I have a mill (6x26 table) and lathe (10x18) and a bandsaw (5x6 cutting area) and a mig welder. And mostly I make little engines other little oddball items. Jon

Jwest, What kind of oil did you end up using and where did you get it from? Jon