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  1. EricB

    Rockwell 11" Lathe

    What's that? Something resembling PROGRESS??? Oh my lanta! Yup, school's done! Had some fun, made some bottle openers, but now it's time to get back to work and try to get this lathe together. The last of the 4 belts I needed finally came in a couple of days ago, and today I machined the shaft...
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    new member Aaron

    Hey, Aaron! Welcome! Sent from my B15 using Tapatalk
  3. EricB

    First time sweating / soldering copper pipe - Air compressor purchase and cooling line

    I plan on plumbing my shop eventually. I've heard that silver brazing is the better way to go for the joints, any insight on this from all your research? Sent from my B15 using Tapatalk
  4. EricB

    Hi from Calgary

    Hey Morris, welcome aboard! Sent from my B15 using Tapatalk
  5. EricB

    Hand File Reference

    So I'm taking my Red Seal Exam on Friday to become a Journeyman Machinist which has me reviewing information from all years of my apprenticeship and I have to say, it is shocking how little most of my co-workers and classmates know about simple bench-work like filing. I can appreciate that...
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  6. EricB

    Hello from Edmonton

    Hey Chris, welcome! Are you looking at mills and lathes for work or just as a hobby?
  7. EricB

    I traded a case of beer for a lathe

    Whoa, nice haul man! Where'd you find that deal? I didn't see it come up on Kijiji You going to do a CNC Retrofit to it?
  8. EricB

    Welder/ Fab/ CAD Designer

    @PeterT Yup! Same stuff. This is the article: "The filler material is a copper, silver, phosphorus alloy market under the trade names Sil-Phos or Silvaloy. More specifically the alloy we used was Silvaloy 15 which is 15% Silver, 80% Copper and 5% Phosphorus. The alloying of copper with silver...
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    Welder/ Fab/ CAD Designer

    Wow, that stuff sounds too good to be true! I'd like to hear from some guys who have used it. Guess it's Youtube time. As for joining dissimilar metals, you guys might also want to check out this post from OxToolCo. He uses a silver bearing filler...
  10. EricB

    Welder/ Fab/ CAD Designer

    Haha love the Baphomet table, especially in that odd setting.[emoji14] Doesn't look like a typical Satanist's living room. Nice work as always! Sent from my B15 using Tapatalk
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