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  1. MrWhoopee

    Magnetic parallel holders, $15, Windsor, ON

    As God intended. It's getting harder to find the metal strapping these days.
  2. MrWhoopee

    RF45 too good to be true!

    Would you happen to be using a VPN?
  3. MrWhoopee

    RF45 too good to be true!

    Something strange about those links. The first one takes me to HRC55 endmills, which are a good buy. The second one takes me to an electromagnetic controller The third one works fine. When copying links, you just need everything before the question mark. After the question mark is just...
  4. MrWhoopee

    RF45 too good to be true!

    I just ordered another 5 of these in 8mm ('cause you can hold them in a 5/16 collet). https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805925801828.html I've been doing a lot of milling on import lathe toolholders, which are in the Rc 45 range (best guess, they're hard on taps). Finally chipped a corner...
  5. MrWhoopee

    RF45 too good to be true!

    Out of dozens of purchases off AE, I've only had one go bad. It wasn't one of those "too good to be true" things. It took longer than normal, and when it finally arrived it was the tiniest possible mailer with nothing in it. I filed a claim in my usual, somewhat wordy style. It was denied. I...
  6. MrWhoopee

    RF45 too good to be true!

    I put the cheapest most economical DRO I could find on my Heavy 10 six years ago. Still working perfectly. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832534763300.html
  7. MrWhoopee

    This is a First!

    You know it's going to be good when they keep ramping up the forecast.
  8. MrWhoopee

    This is a First!

    Pffft! I've camped out in colder.
  9. MrWhoopee

    This is a First!

    Is that F or C?
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