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    7x12 metal bandsaw and infeed table, $200, Saskatoon, SK

    East of winnipeg is east.
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    Bridgeport Clone $2500 Abbotsford BC

    Bridgeport style knee mills are usually 5k+ out west here... This seems, on paper at least, like a very good deal potentially.
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    precision bench lathe, $3500, Millarville, AB

    "Oh, good! It was always kept inside..." I'm going to wager a guess that its an estate sale and the seller dosnt know much other than 'Dad kept it in the quonset'
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    Milling machine Banff $1400

    Nope. he said he mostly used the lathe for machining parts for restoring motorcycles.
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    Milling machine Banff $1400

    I bought my (now sold) Standard-Modern 9" Lathe from a fella who was the head of maintenance at the Rimrock Resort in Banff. The lathe had resided in the maintenance area at the rimrock for a number of years mainly because it was a 3phase motor and their maint shop had 3 phase power so the...
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    Calgary hydraulic cylinder shop recommend?

    Fyi, to re-rod and reseal + pressure test is about 700 each cylinder. Like I said earlier these are 1300 each new from the liftgate mfg'er, and are 'non-standard' in their shape/design so 'off the shelf' from PA wont work without a ton of labor. Given this is a commercial vehicle, I have chosen...
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    Calgary hydraulic cylinder shop recommend?

    I dont have any pin wrenches or sockets large enough for the gland nut in these culinders (its a 3" bore). And since its not mine, I didnt want to go to the big pipe wrench and snipe. A seal kit in a simple pump jack or engine hoist cylinder is no issues for me. I needed to engage a...
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    Calgary hydraulic cylinder shop recommend?

    I'm just not setup with heavy enough vises/benches to undo gland nuts/cylinder caps here at my home shop. I ended up at 'Red Dragon Hydraulics in Calgary. The cylinders are off a liftgate on a 5ton moving truck. Also, it turns out that the two cylinder rods have chrome flaking off, so its...
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    Calgary hydraulic cylinder shop recommend?

    I have to have a couple of hydraulic cylinders rebuilt, anyone in Calgary able to suggest/recommend a hydraulic shop?
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    2hp milling machine with custom base $5150 Calgary, AB

    'Chris Wood' on facebook marketplace. He's a real dirtbag. He's also Chris W and some other alt accounts on Kijiji in Calgary. He has a 13x40 Lathe for $7200 bucks as well. Lol.
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