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  1. GlenG

    Homemade Sheet Metal Brake?

    That's nice @Six O Two . Pretty much what I was thinking. What size hinges are they, they look pretty robust from the pictures.
  2. GlenG

    Homemade Sheet Metal Brake?

    24ga steel is my first project and haven’t thought much more then that yet. I could probably just get it done at work, but where is the fun in that, LOL. Didn’t think about welding it but I suppose that’s an option. I’m a firm believer that either buying or making new tools is a great excuse...
  3. GlenG

    Homemade Sheet Metal Brake?

    Hi, I need to make a roughly 20” x 30“ x 3” deep to hold water, and thought it may be time to bake a small brake. Has anyone made their own brake? Did you use plans or wing it with your own design? Did you make a simple bending brake or a box and pan (finger) brake? What pitfalls did you run...
  4. GlenG

    D. Gray D&D - HEAVY DUTY KNURLING TOOL KIT

    Very interested in this, keep up the posts
  5. GlenG

    CTIRE, Mastercraft Plasma Cutter?

    Update. I ended up getting a range check from PA last month when the ProPoint Procut 30 was on sale for $480. It finally came in yesterday and I tried it out quickly with pleasing results. 1/4” clean cut on roughly 1/2 range of 110v worked super.
  6. GlenG

    Craig's Craftex CX706 Comes Clean

    I was able to bore out my QCTP by 1/4" and then reduced the boss on my CX706, then drill and tap for the stud. I can still use the original tool post if I want with a custom stud.
  7. GlenG

    Canadian Sources for Hobbyist Quantities of Oil

    I found this seller on ebay when I was searching for small lots of ISO100 for my CX706 Haven’t tried them but they seem very expensive...
  8. GlenG

    DavidR8's shop shenanigans

    Love my King 5x5 with base. The only things I‘ve had to do is shim the vice so it cuts straight and periodically adjust the vice clamp
  9. GlenG

    Difficult Acto (Machineryplans.com) Plans

    Sorry, my poorly worded question. PDF will scale up or down for what ever your printer size is, but I have access to a plotter so if their native size was say D size (24”x36) I could plot them full size.
  10. GlenG

    Difficult Acto (Machineryplans.com) Plans

    What sort of size are the drawings A (8.5x11) size or larger?
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