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  1. francist

    Princess auto bronze bearings

    Good grief, can’t anyone do business without lying? That’s really disappointing.
  2. francist

    Is there a newbie thread to read on properties of different metals?

    This is kind of a handy thing to have on hand too if you have a hankering to scrounge around junk yards. Kind of gives an idea of what things may be typically made from.
  3. francist

    "Canadian" drill press

    Made by Canadian Blower & Forge in Kitchener, Ontario. Lots of them around (comparatively speaking) as far as vintage machines go. You may find some useful reading here… http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=150&tab=4 -frank
  4. francist

    Delrin source?

    I buy from Industrial Plastics here in Victoria — Acetal, Delrin, Nylon 6/6, UHMW, etc. They have a number of locations but I don’t know where you are, maybe there’s one close. -frank
  5. francist

    Specialty Fasteners

    I presume you made them? Nice job, I’ve had the poster for years and always thought it would be cool to have real life versions but never followed through. Yours looks great. -frank
  6. francist

    KBC measuring tool set

    I hope this isn’t too much of a backtrack but I was reminded of this today and thought it might interest some. The Noga arms we’re all familiar with these days didn’t actually start as machinist tools but were developed in Israel for other fields. They’ve now been appropriated to medical...
  7. francist

    KBC sent me a "We Miss You" email today.....

    I have to say I was a little disappointed when I opened the KBC box last week, and that rarely happens with me. But, I had ordered two files (trying to get in ahead of @YYCHM on the big rush on files ;) a long-angle Nicholson lathe file and a 12” Nicholson square file) and when I opened the box...
  8. francist

    KBC sent me a "We Miss You" email today.....

    Yeah about that, most of the time (or a lot of the time anyway) my order will ship out of Delta which really is right where the ferry lands. For me on this side I think it’s 27miles. There’ve been a couple of times it’s been on my doorstep the next day, but that was unusual.
  9. francist

    KBC sent me a "We Miss You" email today.....

    Jeez, you guys musta used the Slow Boat Express — I ordered Monday afternoon and it was waiting on my porch Wednesday afternoon…. Okay, probably helps I’m just across the water by 30 miles ;)
  10. francist

    I finally used some evaporust!

    I’ve also used quick and dirty trays or troughs scabbed together from fence boards or whatever wood you have around. Line it with a garbage bag or similar plastic and you’re good to go. No need to get fancy with seams or anything, it only needs to contain the liquid for a day or two, and you can...
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