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  1. K

    Lots of materials, mostly round stock

    Got any round 1.5" steel stock that can be hardened? I need to build a tool that's about 16-24" long, but I'll need to bore it out. Ideally it would be tubing already with a 0.85" to 0.95" bore, but if it was a smaller bore I'm sure I could have someone bore it out on a lathe before I take it...
  2. K

    I want a lathe

    bumping this up - looking for something even smaller if possible. Must be a bench top lathe, but something bigger than the super small hobby ones. 8 or 9 inch swing minimum, 20" bed minimum, I'd say. But CHEAP is the name of the game here. Can trade a gun for the right machine ;)
  3. K

    New guy in Calgary

    Hey man! Thanks for letting me know man.... I'm pretty leery about a lot of stuff out there right now Work seems to be slowing down for me, so I'm not buying one soon anyways. When things pick up I might just bite the bullet and get something that will do what I want, maybe one of the craftex...
  4. K

    I want a lathe

    No I was talking to him but he wouldn't come down enough in price to make it happen for me Anyone want to buy a Dlask DAR22 rifle? Haha
  5. K

    I want a lathe

    What bugs me is that same lathe would be 2100 in Ontario or even bc....
  6. K

    I want a lathe

    I was actually going to buy that one, but it's metric. That and I need to sell a gun before I can really buy the Damn thing.Ugh, wish I had more hours right now
  7. K

    I want a lathe

    Thanks for the heads up, I see it but it's just way too small for what I want
  8. K

    New guy in Calgary

    Yea I've already decided to make a spider for whatever lathe I get Pretty much a required item
  9. K

    New guy in Calgary

    I saw a video of a home built lathe a guy made. I think he used a head stock for another lathe, and used a motorbike transmission for the gear changes. Obviously wouldn't work for a gear box but I bet a gearbox for another lathe could be added with enough work Lots of work lol
  10. K

    New guy in Calgary

    Lol that's probably because you expanded the metal lol Though I guess I wonder, they are made for battle use in full auto. Well, I guess actually militaries generally have a "duty cycle" for various firing modes and situations. I know I've loaded up all eight of my mags and blasted through all...
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