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  1. skippyelwell

    Something off with Vevor

    Oh I'm going to keep hammering away at them but I just don't understand why UPS isn't footing the bill, really what does Vevor have to do with UPS dropping it off a truck?
  2. skippyelwell

    Something off with Vevor

    About 3wks ago I placed an order for a 2hp motor from Vevor for the 2x72 belt grinder I'm working on, I looked around and couldn't find anything appropriate on kijiji or FB so bit the bullet and shelled out $272.21. A couple of days pasted and the UPS driver dropped (not a pun) it off at the...
  3. skippyelwell

    Tool David's 2x48 grinder build

    Damn, I just spent $173 usd for the same wheels from KnifeGrinderParts, I wish I had known. Good candidate for the Buy Canadian thread.
  4. skippyelwell

    2x72 sander

    Do you mean the belt protectors? Are there sparks that make it all the way around to shoot into the face?
  5. skippyelwell

    2x72 grinder discussion

    I've been thinking about some kind of spark catcher, once I get the machine built, the plan is to play around with some thin heating duct sheet metal to come up with a design to accommodate both vertical and horizontal grinding. The vertical collector could be something simple like the first...
  6. skippyelwell

    2x72 grinder discussion

    Oh yeah, the whole shop was covered.
  7. skippyelwell

    8" 4 jaw chuck with a D1-4 backing plate

    The 8" 4 jaw chuck is in good condition, just tore it down, cleaned and re oiled, the backing plate has 3 post D1-4 mounting. The two have not yet been centered and drilled. I would be willing to trade straight across for 6" 4 jaw chuck with hopefully a D1-3 mount. Thanks
  8. skippyelwell

    2x72 grinder discussion

    I spent most of the week cutting, grinding and drilling all the parts for the Gen II 2x72" grinder, many times during the week I thought how maybe I should have gone to one the cutting services.
  9. skippyelwell

    Ca Lem is back

    Wow, he's a master. I want that lathe.
  10. skippyelwell

    Lathe chucks, govdeals auction, Cambridge, ON

    Then there is the $60 in gas to get it home from Cambridge.
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