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  1. John Conroy

    Compound needs a better degree dial

    I have a 3 foot length of 5" round 4140 with a 1" hole down the center. I could send you a slice if you want to make a collar to go around the base of your compound.
  2. John Conroy

    Motorcycle Lift

    This is my home built bike lift. Similar in design to the ones that use a floor jack but with a 4 ton bottle jack instead. It has wheel brackets that plug in from the side so it can be tipped up on edge for storage against a wall.
  3. John Conroy

    An introduction

    Welcome from St Albert, good to have another member from the Edmonton area.
  4. John Conroy

    Lathe sine bar

    Here's my version, made up of a chunk of 1/2" thick hot rolled plate, two 1.5" long 10mm dowel pins, and nine 8mm X 3mm magnets. The pins on mine are spaced on 5" centers and I have printed a "Table of Constants for a 5" Sine Bar" from the Hermann Schmidt Company (easily found with a google...
  5. John Conroy

    Dividing head restoration

    I would tig weld a piece of 1/8" thick by 1/2" wide steel to the key. Small welds with cool down periods between. The heat will aid in loosening the key but too much could distort the shaft
  6. John Conroy

    BRAND NEW LILIAN MILLING MACHINE MOTORCYCLE SWAP? Westport, ON

    The ad says the vise is not included.
  7. John Conroy

    Starrett 3-Vial Level $225 Merritt BC

    Me too but I paid $80 I think. KBC price on a new one is $385 but no wood box I think.
  8. John Conroy

    Product Single phase motor direction

    I had to change the direction on the motor I used on my belt sander. I used info from this YouTube video and it worked for me.
  9. John Conroy

    TOS 20x45 Lathe, Lenmark $3900, Langley BC

    Looks like the crank handle and leadscrew are missing from the compound?
  10. John Conroy

    Cincinnati? Dividing Head

    Looks like the footstock is genuine Carroll, does it not match the dividing head?
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