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  1. chip4charlie

    Canadian Hobbyist YouTubers

    Paul Brodie is a legend in the mountain bike world (I run a bike shop). His shop is in Richmond, BC. Pre-COVID he taught a bike framebuilding course at a Lower Mainland college.
  2. chip4charlie

    BC Fasteners tool sale.

    Canadian Tire now sells some Knipex: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/search-results.html?q=knipex Also Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.ca/search?q=knipex#!q=knipex
  3. chip4charlie

    Decommissioned battle ship’s machine shop

    They've released a newer (and longer) video that spends much more time in the machine shop itself. Interesting to see a large Canadian lathe there... (a Standard Modern)
  4. chip4charlie

    Vevor 7 x 12 Lathes Ship from Richmond, BC

    Disclaimer: I do not work for Vevor, nor gain any financial benefit from writing this, nor is it a blanket recommendation. Just some food for thought. I recently bought a "Vevor" brand 7x12 lathe on Amazon for $648 with free shipping. Seeing that Busy Bee and KMS both sell a 7x12 for $1099, it...
  5. chip4charlie

    Myford Super 7 Surrey, BC $2,000

    Boy, that sold fast!
  6. chip4charlie

    Myford Super 7 Surrey, BC $2,000

    https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml/tls/d/surrey-outer-northwest-lathe-myford/7430520568.html No tooling.
  7. chip4charlie

    4 Jaw Chuck

    Just got mine from LMS. It also says 3000 rpm max and "K72-125", and branded as a Sanou. Checked Amazon first but none in stock. Got it with the conversion plate for my Vevor 7 x 12. Stefan reviewed a six-jaw Sanou chuck and found it pretty decent for the money:
  8. chip4charlie

    Pacific Fasteners in Burnaby

    I've used Pacific Fasteners. They're pretty prominenty in the Lower Mainland area.
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