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  1. BaitMaster

    MOTOMAN HP20 Dual head robotic welder, $28,000, Nisku, AB

    Ya what the heck! Have a little bit of discretion! That’s the spirit. As a man who’s never worked on a motoman robot in my life, I can confidently say that I’de like to think they are the most reliable machinery ever made by anyone.
  2. BaitMaster

    MOTOMAN HP20 Dual head robotic welder, $28,000, Nisku, AB

    If this goes much lower Good chance @Susquatch buys this.
  3. BaitMaster

    Mobil Vacuoline 1409 Group buy?

    Sell me a few litres then? Have to ship it, I’m in Taber, AB.
  4. BaitMaster

    Bought a standard modern 11" series 2000

    Scrap vehicles and farm equipment are great sources. Same thing with oilfield scraps. If a bar is hardened, it can be annealed in a fire and left to cool to make it machinable again. Things are very very strong when made out of old truck axle shafts!! Logging equipment and old saw mills are...
  5. BaitMaster

    Bought a standard modern 11" series 2000

    I bought a standard modern 1230 utilathe as my first lathe. I had it for a bit over a year, just sold it and upgraded my lathe to something more suited to what I do. They are very capable little general purpose machines. For a farm, etc they would be perfect. All the parts are available from...
  6. BaitMaster

    Mobil Vacuoline 1409 Group buy?

    Yes sir @kevin.decelles
  7. BaitMaster

    2x72 grinder discussion

    I’ll do it on a grinder…. Wouldn’t do it on a lathe. They say 120hz so 3600rpm….. A 3600rpm 2p motor has the same bearings. Not gonna blow it up if you overspeed it by 10%. The thing that’s going to kill it is if you set your overload to high…..
  8. BaitMaster

    Gallic 16 lathe, $1800, London, ON

    I saw @JustaDB at his work today and he indeed was wearing a kilt. It was -25. I was impressed. No leggings either. He’s a true Scotsman. His co workers were complaining about the wind, but not because it was cold.
  9. BaitMaster

    Mobil Vacuoline 1409 Group buy?

    Got a Quote for a pail of Mobil Vacuoline 1409 in at 210$. Wondering if one, two or three guys want to go in with me on a pail? Split it 4 ways or even a few? It will take me FOREVER to go through a pail. Even 4.5 litres would last me multiple years…..
  10. BaitMaster

    2x72 grinder discussion

    @skippyelwell I crank my 1780 rpm motor up to like 4000rpm on a drive on my grinder. Then she shoots sparks. Bearings are cheap. Not gonna hurt the motor. It is VFD rated.
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