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  1. Stuart Samuel

    CA-SK Emotorsdirect.ca

    Good to know! I've been up to Bill's Electric, locally (Kipling Ave, Etobicoke, ON), because they're 5km away from work, but it's nice to have a few options. :)
  2. Stuart Samuel

    Lathe Chucks, Mill Vice, Dividing Head and Square Casting.

    Message sent!
  3. Stuart Samuel

    Help me find a Tormach stepper for cheaper

    Argh. :( No suggestions, just sympathy.
  4. Stuart Samuel

    Brass lecterns

    They'll be brushed, something like a 120 grit finish, but probably scotchbrite. Not my department, though, the shop I did the work for has a professional finisher. He pre-finished all the material after I cut it a little oversize. He does some interesting car stuff, I'll drop by sometimes and...
  5. Stuart Samuel

    Brass lecterns

    I think all your points are pretty valid (though it's entirely possible the end user is a woman with gorgeous legs. ;)) The brief, however, was 'copy this, but with this brass tube'. Made a sculpture stand, I think for the same client, out of the same tube, and I guess they liked it...? I made...
  6. Stuart Samuel

    Brass lecterns

    Finished a pair of brass lecterns (thing you rest your papers on to speak) for a shop up the road. I’d been trying to get things done in an hour here and there, and it was making me crazy, was able to get six solid hours on them yesterday. Client’s… client? had a lectern they liked the...
  7. Stuart Samuel

    Refurb of Victoria Elliott vertical head

    Watching with interest! This doesn’t see a lot of use at work, but it’s still pretty solid. :)
  8. Stuart Samuel

    Hello from the GTA

    West West West end of Toronto reporting in! I'm down at the South East end of Etobicoke, give me a shout if you're in the area! Metal as a day job, metal as a hobby :)
  9. Stuart Samuel

    Miller 211 welder

    I ended up with my Syncrowave 250DX for $1000 because the seller couldn't get it to run, and didn't have the time to figure it out. Turns out if you set the jumpers in the back to the right input voltage, it works just fine. :) (I know $1000 might sound like a lot for a machine that doesn't...
  10. Stuart Samuel

    type of drill needed to make holes in aluminum

    Yep, as Perry notes, wood/brad drills are pretty good in sheet metal, at least for non ferrous stuff (They’ll certainly cut steel, I just find I have to resharpen frequently). With those locations you should be okay, just go easy on the feed pressure.
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