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  1. KeeponDragon

    Crawford lathe cone drive conundrum...

  2. KeeponDragon

    Crawford lathe cone drive conundrum...

    I was checking out the Crawford, and noticed the bolts for the caps, that hold the spindle in place, seemed to be a little loose. Not surprising...as this thing is 100 years old...and at some point was taken apart and painted... Erring on the side of caution, I simply snugged them up. Now the...
  3. KeeponDragon

    40 POUND DRILL BIT!!

    you'd have to wait til his wrist heals up...or shake the other hand that isn't wrapped in a cast
  4. KeeponDragon

    just a gripe about can openers

    We had one of the 80's reproductions like what TorontoBuilder is probably fighting with...he's right...total gahbige....the drive sprocket had rounded off teeth, the handles were toed in from someone gorilla gripping it to get a bite into the can...no idea who that was... :rolleyes: Grocery trip...
  5. KeeponDragon

    40 POUND DRILL BIT!!

    Can you imagine walking through the house with that thing mounted in a Milwaukee :p "Just gotta stab a pilot hole" whir whir (dbl tap of the trigger) Wife raises an eyebrow
  6. KeeponDragon

    40 POUND DRILL BIT!!

    I don't think at this weight...it could be remotely considered "hobby"...but jeezluz @ just over 2 feet long and 4 inch wide...the pilot hole for this thing must be an inch or better lol 1 inch arbor guys fb ad says "could be used for arm curls or squats" I think his asking price is a tad high...
  7. KeeponDragon

    I have found the anvil, and hammer for a drop hammer

    Or you could buy the one I built...it needs a little more work to get the cadence up to speed... The hammer weight, at the time I built the machine...might have been one of the heavier spec in north america... I was searching DIY power hammer builds for ideas...and most of the hammers weighed...
  8. KeeponDragon

    Lathe Mill Combo by Chizhou Family Machine Company

    From The Peoples Republic of China... under a few years worth of dust for sure...
  9. KeeponDragon

    Milling machine Banff $1400

    There almost needs to be a classified section titled "Scam or No Scam"... So many ads lately that are just too good to be true
  10. KeeponDragon

    Grizzly lathe edmonton $1500

    if it's too good to be true...it probably is right? send me a video of it running...then maybe I'd think about it... scammy buggers don't deserve the air they're breathing...
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