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  1. skippyelwell

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    The eagle has landed, Brent, it's a thing of beauty. A couple min. with 1000 grit paper and they're sliding together perfectly. I doubt a professional machinist could have produced anything better. Have to see if I can find time tomorrow to get the transmission back together. I'm in the middle...
  2. skippyelwell

    Sourcing Metal | General Discussion

    What are guys using this extruded aluminum for, something 3D printer related?
  3. skippyelwell

    Controlling the mice population in our backyard

    Warfarin is still the main poison used, it's an anticoagulant, so basically they bleed to death. You need to eliminate their food source, if you have an infestation of mice it is because there is lots of food for them and their offspring. Bird food is usually the culprit.
  4. skippyelwell

    Looking for an appropriate motor

    While I was hunting around for ideas I came across a guy in the same situation as you, he took one of those long hydraulic lifts from a engine hoist and set it up under the DP table. Seemed to work well.
  5. skippyelwell

    Tool Vevor Drill Bit Sharpener Improved

    Quick question, the second grinding wheel that comes with the 13B, is it suppose to be for carbide drills? Could it also be used to sharpen regular drills?
  6. skippyelwell

    Harrison 13" Lathe, Brighton ONT, govdeals

    That stings.
  7. skippyelwell

    Looking for an appropriate motor

    Thank you gentleman, great ideas. Hadn't realized there were so many options.
  8. skippyelwell

    Looking for an appropriate motor

    This might do the job...
  9. skippyelwell

    Looking for an appropriate motor

    The table on the drill press is about 65lbs, even with everything freshly restored and greased it's still a hard slog to crank the table up. I'm looking for ideas of commonly available motors that I could modify to do this job for me. From some of the videos I've seen, 150-200 rpm seems to be...
  10. skippyelwell

    Fuse replacement -- CX-706

    Craig, I have a bunch of those, 10 and 15, I'll bring you some tomorrow morning when I come to p/u the saw.
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