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  1. K

    Hello!

    Welcome to Quinn from the lakeshore 100km east of Toronto. Love your channel!
  2. K

    Shop Has Anyone Used...?

    Perhaps carrdo should consider https://www.amazon.ca/ifish-Fractal-Stainless-Steel-Shape/dp/B0BFJGYMTK Using a vise would eliminate the repeat costs for single use tape.
  3. K

    Shop Has Anyone Used...?

    Looking at carrdo's photo his parts appear to have irregular outlines with no parallel sides in which case he'd probably need three of the MiteeBite MB-225 or similar clamps. With parallel sides. the Talon Grips from MiteeBite work great. Unfortunately, either will slightly mar a finished edge...
  4. K

    Shop Has Anyone Used...?

    I doubt that you'll be happy using tape or vacuum. If it were my project, I'd likely make aluminum soft vise jaws that match the outlines and will securely hold the parts. Rather a pain for one-offs but given a .DXF for the part, milling a soft jaw with a CNC only takes a few minutes. Possibly a...
  5. K

    Shop Has Anyone Used...?

    What workpiece shapes do you plan to hold? Sizes? What material? A quick summary of my experiences of tape versus vacuum: I've had good luck with Nitto Permacel P-02 tape for milling small weird shapes in 0.125 Delrin, engraving labels and similar tasks. Tape is suitable for most any shape...
  6. K

    CA-ON Small Fasteners

    To make slow talking/lots of fluff YouTube presenters slightly less annoying I usually set the playback speed to 1.25 or 1.5 (use the gear settings thingy at the bottom of the screen).
  7. K

    LF: Model Engineer & Workshop 2001 Autocollimator project.

    PDFs of that vintage are available here. Let me know the issues that you need. I assume #73, 75 and 76?
  8. K

    Where to start...

    SightlessSeer mentioned weight of a larger lathe as a potential issue. It isn't just the heavy larger lathe which may require moving when you occasionally rearrange your shop. I often need to swap my 3-jaw, 4-jaw and collet chucks. A 6-inch chuck is easily handled by most old men of my vintage...
  9. K

    Tools of the Trades, Oct 6, 2024, Pickering Ontario

    I was surprised at the number of decent condition name brand DTIs at good prices. Even what appeared to be a real Indicol holder for only $5. You'll love the Starrett tap holders! I've enjoyed my A/B/C for years.
  10. K

    Tools of the Trades, Oct 6, 2024, Pickering Ontario

    So you're the evil one! I got three 3-inch (#510) Kant-Twist on an initial pass and decided that I deserved the pair of 2-1/2 that you scored. I should have made an offer for all 5! If your needle nose are from the same vendor as mine they are great for the price. I wonder if the chisels for...
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