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  1. Stuart Samuel

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

    Spring Show is this Sunday, anyone going? It’s pretty heavy on the wood tools, but I usually find a few things to take home.
  2. Stuart Samuel

    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    The barrels may be reused bourbon barrels. They’re obliged to use new barrels only for bourbon, no reuse, so there are tons of used barrels available.
  3. Stuart Samuel

    fixing a folding shovel the wrong way (making a hirth joint)

    Nice work!
  4. Stuart Samuel

    How to clean up a crusty ruler

    The same principle is taught in museum conservation. Distilled water, 'enzymatic cleaning' (spit, helps break down some protein chains etc.), gradually moving through more aggressive solvents as necessary. While going nuclear is fast, it's not very nuanced. :)
  5. Stuart Samuel

    The Only Local (Toronto Region) Non Ferrous Foundry which will Accommodate us Crazies

    We use them at work, sometimes. I haven't been there recently, not since 2019. I went to pick up some parts, and Elizabeth was a little suspicious, so she left the geriatric German Shepherd to keep an eye on me while she checked on the castings. There was a slightly smaller than life sized cast...
  6. Stuart Samuel

    Tips/Techniques Long reach sharpies

    Yes, I've got a few of the Pica brand ones in the marking drawer of my box at work. Don't use them every day, but when you need them...
  7. Stuart Samuel

    Tool Inexpensive demagnetizers?

    If you're ever at the Cotton Factory and he's around, give Shao Pin Chu a shout, he's a jeweller in there. I did a workshop with him before doing goldsmithing at George Brown College, in... maybe 2001-2? I've bought a bunch of tools from him, over the years, as well. Just tell him Stuart sent...
  8. Stuart Samuel

    Making metal cones for antique Scottish sporrans

    Alright. I've gone back and forth on this but after getting the photos to open on my computer, rather than a phone (Open in New Tab works, on Firefox, for whatever reason), here's my take: I think the originals are cast/formed flat in wax, investment cast flat in metal, then formed into cones...
  9. Stuart Samuel

    Giant metal boulder sculpture (art casting with sand molds)

    Video was great, thanks Jeff!
  10. Stuart Samuel

    Allen head washer screw

    Same. I also use it to put together quotes for side jobs, because they have most everything, I can get both the price and the goods quickly, and I can probably find it cheaper somewhere local.
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