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  1. LenVW

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    Thanks for the info David. I am going to suggest it to my brother who has a Mobile Sand Blaster for resurfacing farm equipment and heavy machinery (on-site).
  2. LenVW

    Tool DRO fitted.

    Nice install. Where did you get the OPTIMUM mill ? Last time I saw one was at a ‘K’ Show in Düsseldorf in 2012.
  3. LenVW

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    Why not buy some thin plate and ‘Roll Form’ the 3” Dia tube. Less expensive, Less processing, No heat deformation. Seems like a feasible alternative. (I spoke with a couple of suppliers in the USA who would only sell you brass if you did a minimum order of US$ 250 and then you have to ship the...
  4. LenVW

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    Dave, I heard back from McKinnon Metals. They would sell a 12” pc of 3” Brass Alloy tubing 1/16” wall for $350. You could also check . . . Peckovers 2195 Langstaff Road Concord, ON L4K 5C6 Canada Phone: 905-669-9444 Fax: 905-738-9033
  5. LenVW

    Today's Find. What's Need Got to Do With It?

    If the blade welding unit is in good shape, should be a good find. Many saws DO NOT include the blade trimming and fusing assembly.
  6. LenVW

    Bonding aluminum to aluminum

    Turn a disc that mimics the pulley angle. Cut the disc into sections and use them as wedges with your Jaw Chuck for turning the hub faces and reboring for the shaft. This should result in clamping contact that is based on the pulley faces and getting all the mounting surfaces inline with the...
  7. LenVW

    Bonding aluminum to aluminum

    Hey David, Try this Weicon product . . . Aluminium Minute Adhesive liquid metal epoxy adhesive Product number: 10051229 | EAN:4024596061050 1 Set, aluminium...
  8. LenVW

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    Aliexpress has a listing for Brass Tubing. Big Dia 5~50mm Brass Tube Thick wall Pipe Model Tubing Big diameter high pressure resistant thick brass pipe Specifications : OD 5 x ID 3mm OD 5 x ID 2mm OD 6 x ID 4mm OD 6 x ID 3mm OD 8 x ID 6mm OD 8 x ID 4mm OD 10 x ID 6mm OD 10 x ID 4mm OD 12 x...
  9. LenVW

    Tool What is this type of ruler called?

    Slide Rules were even before my time and I started programming computers with punch cards in the 1980s. Back to present day . . . Digital devices are getting more advanced everyday. The smartphone has become such an essential tool for technology that at my last fulltime job at Flowserve SIHI...
  10. LenVW

    Best place for gas?

    Why not cut a few saddles out of wood and bolt them together so that you have a flat-frame that will sit in the bed of your pickup ? That would ensure a secure place for the tanks during transport.
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