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  1. chip4charlie

    Buyer Beware

    Used to be prices stayed steady for a long time, with occasional price increases. Now the internet, CRM software, and weird algorithms allows sellers to vary prices at will. For example: - Uber prices go up drastically at high demand times (New Year's eve) - Amazon prices fluctuate according to...
  2. chip4charlie

    Hello from Chilliwack BC.

    Welcome from South Surrey!
  3. chip4charlie

    Buyer Beware

    I've been to Lenmark. They have a lot of stuff in their sheds & yards, Been around for years, not shady at all.
  4. chip4charlie

    Dro installed and air spring

    Looks great, congrats!
  5. chip4charlie

    Crescent tools also break

    Here's Project Farm's crescent wrench comparison test:
  6. chip4charlie

    Grinder for sharpening metalworking and woodworking tools- low speed or normal speed?

    Not a soft spot, it's just that it's the best machine available, with a challenger only recently available (the Toycen Tradesman Edge sharpeners workstation). However, a belt sander does a few things better than a Tormek: 1) straighten out a knife edge that has a dip ("swale") from overuse. The...
  7. chip4charlie

    Belt Sander - Which belts to get?

    Fun facts about the Viel S5: invented by a Quebec high school shop teacher. Had it manufactured; sold so well that he retired early from teaching : ) I think that was in the late 1950's. Visit vieltools dot com to see all the available jigs and accessories. Whenever one appears on Vancouver...
  8. chip4charlie

    KBC shipping

    KBC is an industrial supplier. Industries can't afford to wait for stuff. That's probably why they ship out what they have ASAP, then ship backorders when they can. They're not geared for hobbyists. For example, my last order was a measly $184. It came in three shipments. Obviously, they lost...
  9. chip4charlie

    Belt Sander - Which belts to get?

    The "bribe" was cheaper : )
  10. chip4charlie

    Grinder for sharpening metalworking and woodworking tools- low speed or normal speed?

    I just posted over at "Belt Sander - Which Belts To Get?" pictures of my Viel S5 1" x 42" belt sander modified with a PSI Industries VFD motor. I run a sharpening business. My mentor, Vadim of KniferGrinders.com.au in Australia (who just suddenly passed away at age 57), did a series of 10...
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