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  1. John Conroy

    Ball Bearing Collet Nuts

    You're right, I was looking at the ERAX column. Thanks! https://ca.rego-fix.com/en/products/components/clamping-nuts/ER
  2. John Conroy

    Ball Bearing Collet Nuts

    Thanks for that link. Interesting, their torque spec for ER40 is 128 NM which is 94 LB FT. Lots of other sources specify 130-140 LB FT for ER40. I guess I've been over tightening!
  3. John Conroy

    Enterprise 1810 High Speed Precision Lathe, $7000, Calgary, AB

    The hold down chains tightened over the ways drives me nuts. No respect for the machine shown by the seller, he treats it like scrap iron.
  4. John Conroy

    arbors for involute gear cutters

    Yes I held the cutter arbor in a ER40 collet. Module 1.25 gear teeth.
  5. John Conroy

    arbors for involute gear cutters

    I didn't use a key or pin on the arbor I made to cut the change gears for my lathe. Each tooth was cut to full depth in one pass and I had no cutter slippage on the arbor.
  6. John Conroy

    Net 49 below zero

    The boiling temp of propane is -42 C so if it gets colder than that you'll need a heat source to get the liquid in the tank a bit warmer than that or there will be no vapor to burn. The forecast for the Edmonton area is -50 for tomorrow morning. Hope you get it sorted out!
  7. John Conroy

    Nice looking Buffalo 18 drill press on GC Surplus in Victoria

    Looks pretty mint, Canadian made with foot control. https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=475785&lcn=628659&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=1&lotnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos&saleType=A
  8. John Conroy

    Tool Mill tool hanger

    I have a similar one that I originally had on my Ferro mill. I had to relocate the mounting holes to suit the new mill. It holds the small hex key for my vise stop, a dead blow hammer, the wrench for the vise hold down bolts, a t-slot scraper and chip brush. Made from a short length of 2" square...
  9. John Conroy

    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    Can you change the carrier frequency on the Vevor vfd? I have a cheap vfd on my drill press and I changed the carrier frequency from the factory setting which I think was 2000 HZ to about 12000 HZ which moved it out of normal human hearing range and made the vfd very quiet.
  10. John Conroy

    1989 southwestern mobile Military Welding/ machine shop, $63,000, Edmonton, AB

    OK now, that is very COOL!
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