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  1. Susquatch

    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    Nice read. Thank you!
  2. Susquatch

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    Looks like you need to remove a micron or two....
  3. Susquatch

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    Knowing you, they will probably be installed before you hit the sack tonight......
  4. Susquatch

    Weekly community thrift haul thread

    Unless they are damaged, I'd bet they are worth WWWAAAYYY more as BMW wheels than they are as casting material. You could prolly sell them and buy 10x the aluminium equivalent. Must be nice to be so wealthy that you throw factory BMW wheels in the garbage..... I'd be checking his garbage for...
  5. Susquatch

    Question on King Canada 10x22” lathe stand

    Not me. The factory stands I have seen are all WAAAY better than what I could build. Usually they are heavy cast iron plates that absorb vibrations and physically designed to make alignment easier. It's actually quite easy to make a strong stand - in fact, it's even easy to make one stronger...
  6. Susquatch

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    It's raining here and the bride is off gallivanting. Four blocks under the shaper chest now. MUCH BETTER. but still a monster in 4th gear. It's too close to the natural frequency of the shaper and chest. This is gunna be a longer term project. So, I took at stab at grinding a shear tool...
  7. Susquatch

    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    @Janger & @PeterT I like my stuff to fit without wasted spaces between things. Consider moving those hinges inside the box. A cone head screw could be mounted flat to the outside of the case. Put all your reinforcements inside so the only wasted space is for the hinge itself. A 3D printer...
  8. Susquatch

    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    Your example is a great opportunity to discuss alternative drilling. You are using nuts and welding both sides of the connection. In this case, you probably don't even need a threaded hole at all! I'm not trying to get you to do something you don't want to do. Just presenting a reason why...
  9. Susquatch

    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    Here you go https://www.sowatool.com/CA/c/TapDrillSets-L3
  10. Susquatch

    Mill $4000 North Saanich, BC

    Biggest slitting saw I've ever seen.
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