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  1. mickeyf

    WTB 10 or 11” swing metal lathe max 36” between centres

    @Markit If you could stand stretching your travel distance you might find something in BC lower mainland. I see lots of things advertised regularly on FB Marketplace - many might be larger than you want, but smaller lathes also come up regularly.
  2. mickeyf

    Shop Tools to keep out in the open?

    Welcome to the same boat. :D It's an ongoing process but like others here, one thing I do is try to keep tools related to/used by a machine handy to it. This means that I have several of the same size wrench, allen key, whatever, one for each machine or tool that uses it. This makes me a...
  3. mickeyf

    Grinder nut keeper

    My approach was to buy grinders on sale or dirt cheap at yard sales etc. I have one with wire wheel, one with grinding disc, one with cut off disc, one with abrasive pad. Yes, takes up more room, but avoids swapping the business end and saves lots of time in the long run if a project requires...
  4. mickeyf

    Atlas Mill electrical woes

    As usual, I missed this post when it started. I had this same model of mill some years back. Yes, there was quite the puddle of oil inside where those contactors would have been. Mine had just a simple switch, which appeared to be original. The only reason for more than a simple switch for a...
  5. mickeyf

    Apron repair

    And it's Tom's project, not mine. I have done some brazing of cast iron, but I have always been under the impression that preheating it made success much more probable. As I also said:
  6. mickeyf

    Cheap 4x6 bandsaw $75 lower mainland BC

    Reduced to $50. Someone gonna wait until he pays you to haul it away? :D
  7. mickeyf

    Sharpening large drill bits?

    Yes, but... in general you want a sharper angle for softer materials (plastic, wood). I think 118 deg was "scientifically" determined to be a pretty good compromise. The issue with uneven lips is not so much that the drill wanders, but that because as the drill advances it pivots around its...
  8. mickeyf

    Apron repair

    I am very much an amateur in the welding/brazing dept, but I think you would need to make sure that 100% of any oil was removed and that you removed the old (oily) surface metal by milling/grinding/whatever. To me that would imply complete disassembly both to be able to thoroughly clean before...
  9. mickeyf

    LeBlond $2000 Victoria

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/602705666146843 Size not mentioned in ad, but looks larger than "hobby size".
  10. mickeyf

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Actually shapers are more often than not run too slowly. If you actually calculate the material cutting speed and FPM etc, they can be quite ...um, brisk. At least if they are seriously earning their keep in a for-profit-not-hobby shop.
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