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    Halloween

    Kinda looks like the ghost of recycled (or unrecyclable) packaging! Or, maybe the ghost risen from the land fill……. Or, maybe the Great Pumpkin brought you a new (toolbox ???) wrapped in all that packaging? D :cool:
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    Halloween

    Lol, you get the same box we do. The S.O. dives in on the KitKats. D :cool:
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    Halloween

    A new low for us, one! And I had to drag them over from the neighbour across the street. Good kid though, he really didn’t want to take the second coffee crisp because someone might go without. Told his mom that she was raising him well! There’s still some hope. D :cool:
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    Modern 9x49 mill, $1000, Belchin, ON

    In my thread quoted above, post 32, there are a couple of photos. Basically I bolted a steering arm on the caster using the axle bolt and tied both casters together on a pitman arm using toe links. Not having to herd swiveling casters makes a huge difference in shuffling heavy things around...
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    Modern 9x49 mill, $1000, Belchin, ON

    Congrats on your scoop, looks like you did very well for yourself! You are 100% correct, a dolly/carriage is a handy tool to have around the shop! I don’t know if you’ve noticed the thread where I talked about picking up my First mill, it’s called “Tecnico’s First Mill” (I’d link it but I’m...
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    PEX hangers

    Ok that makes sense. Anywhere I had to turn a corner I used a fitting but all my corners were 90 deg. I’d be careful about bending around edges on things like the U clamps where they might dig in and cause a stress concentration or violate the min bend rad spec. I replaced the nails with...
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    PEX hangers

    Just to be curious, what’s the problem with the one nail mounts? I hung my lines with them 15 - 16 years ago and they’re all still there. D :cool:
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    Tool and Cutter Grinder Cross Slide, $40, Eastern Passage, NS

    LOL, ya gotta learn to choose your projects or you’ll wind up with 42^3 in the hopper and no space to work on them. ;) D :cool:
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    Two standard Modern Lathes - $1300 - Lindsay, On

    When I was looking for info Racer wasn’t much help but the support gent at Leblond was happy to look up the info and chat about the lathes. They cleared out a bunch of old part stock but still keep some parts that have some turnover. D :cool:
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    Two standard Modern Lathes - $1300 - Lindsay, On

    I have an 1120 Series 2000 and your tailstock looks a lot like they used the same upper portion and made the base part thicker to suit the 13” version. I’m guessing that you could thin it down in your spare time while you’re dealing with the gear issue. ;) D :cool:
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