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Revisiting my machining days in the 1980s . . . I have to admit the best purchase for me was my KING Mill. It has allowed me to revisit experiences from my youth and test the boundaries of the tooling that I have had collecting dust for years. Thanks Guys, for all your advice along the way !!

That Centrifugal Casting looks labour intensive and the casting temperatures may cause problems of thermal stress cracks. Do you have to PREHEAT your pipe mould to reduce the impact of fast cooling ? I would expect there would be a lot of internal stresses from differential cooling between the...

Looks like the vehicles are taking up the DRIVEWAY !!

Looks good !! I like the large diameter knurled handles. I have to search for gloves because I have ‘palmed‘ basketballs since 1978. The small clamp looks ‘very robust’.

Hey Ron, Welcome to this group. I apprenticed at . . . Ex-Cell-O Special Tools Division You can try Roy (below) he has a shop called ‘Preston Rebuilt Machinery’ in Cambridge. He used to repair a lot of the 602s in the area, but, recently has focused more on FIRST mills. He may still have some...

Hey fellas, Ever notice that some home maintenance chores become the ‘butt’ of jokes as we age. Keep laughing . . . Life needs more comedy !!

Never heard of a BEMATO mill. but, They are suppliers of a range of metalworking units from a Taiwanese plant. (International exhibits have included EMI in Hanover DE) Even if it is in rough shape, there is a lot to work with, if you have the room.

35 years ago, some buddies and I drove out to Alberta from the Grand Bend area and wound up in Brooks to see another buddy, must be close to you. Lots of experience here, for machining, building and sales development. I spent years designing process equipment for Kellogg’s, Armtec (Big O) and...

Just South of Calgary ? Rolling land in the foothills ?

Welcome to the club !! Millarville must be one of those intersections out in the Boonies. What is there ?