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  1. LenVW

    Tool What is this type of ruler called?

    Slide Rules were even before my time and I started programming computers with punch cards in the 1980s. Back to present day . . . Digital devices are getting more advanced everyday. The smartphone has become such an essential tool for technology that at my last fulltime job at Flowserve SIHI...
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    Best place for gas?

    Why not cut a few saddles out of wood and bolt them together so that you have a flat-frame that will sit in the bed of your pickup ? That would ensure a secure place for the tanks during transport.
  3. LenVW

    Tubing roller

    Looks good. You must have removed the ‘clamped‘ sections at the ends before you fused them together.
  4. LenVW

    Just Joined

    Ron, Preston Rebuilt Machinery is still in Cambridge. I met his wife (Linda) in the repair shop. Roy is busy finishing a project in Guelph this week. Linda has received your phone messages, but, has to discuss it with Roy to see if they have the gear you are looking for. They will contact you...
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    Tubing roller

    Keep experimenting. I wanted to develop roll forming for making corrugated HDPE pipe years ago. The pipe mould shapes were to be made from extruded aluminum and fitted with roll formed sections to suit the corrugation profile. Higginson Inc in Hamilton used to deal in lots of roll forming...
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    Just Joined

    I am in Cambridge tomorrow. I will take a look around at his shop, maybe he has a NEW phone #. I gave you the address, but, Roy’s shop is not easy to find. There are several businesses in that ’old’ sectioned factory.
  7. LenVW

    Calf Carrier

    You might want to get some OLD shag carpet and wrap it around the contact area of the tubes. Duct Tape ’or‘ Anchor the carpet pieces to the frame with FHCS. Be careful you don’t create any ‘pinch’ points for the calve. (I wrestled with a few hundred calves when I was younger)
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    Just Joined

    Ron, The number I gave you is his office number (519-621-4258). You can try his Mobile Number 519-240-4676 . Roy is very busy and his office receptionist sometimes misses messages.
  9. LenVW

    Just Joined!

    Welcome from SW Ontario !! My machining experience comes from Ex-Cell-O in the 1980s. Last 40 years spent in process development for Engineering Companies. I have a few friends in the Didsbury and Brooks area.
  10. LenVW

    Hello from Arthur On.

    Live and Learn, that is to key to a fulfilling career. Experiences will drive your decisions about the kind of work you do. As long as you are learning, life is progressing.
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