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  1. LenVW

    Tips/Techniques Dimensioning and tolerancing

    Descriptive Geometry was a topic I was taught back in college in the 1980s. I rarely used it for work after CAD was introduced in the 1990s. I just remember the one rule . . . “Lines must be perpendicular to the plane to be ‘true’ length. Can in handy for doing ‘flat layouts’ of diverters and...
  2. LenVW

    Tool Identifying this dial indicator

    Looks like it is a ‘Federal Mogul’. At least that was the brand line in the late 1990s. American company in the automotive and aeronautics industry. Jeff Joslin with this group maybe able to help . . . http://vintagemachinery.org/
  3. LenVW

    Mill Accuracy

    Remember to use your ‘axis locks’ to reduce slack that will increase as your mill ages. Whether you have HAAS, TOSHIBA or off-shore workcenters there will be a degree of play in the leadscrews. The key is to use the correct practises to compensate for the play between components. Also, Always...
  4. LenVW

    Introduction for Dave Hylands from Peachland, BC

    I think you will hear that MetalSupermarkets are ‘expensive’, but, they do sell a few common forms of bar & plate in small amounts for us ‘home’ fabricators. Millennium Alloys is a ‘industrial’ metal supplier who deal in a wide range of products and like to handle larger volumes of custom cut...
  5. LenVW

    Introduction for Dave Hylands from Peachland, BC

    We have a few software developers in Central Ontario who are also CHMW members. Lots more of retired machinists, designers and project managers. I recently received some Aluminum Channel from a Kelowna, BC supplier. http://millenniumalloys.ca/ They seem to be close to you in Peachland. Welcome...
  6. LenVW

    Sourcing Metal | General Discussion

    I have made an inquiry about ‘cut’ pieces from PROAX. They happen to be close to a few vendors that I visit on a weekly basis in Toronto. Stock lengths are 20 ft. and if the profiles are similar to European Standard, their are several End Users in our area.
  7. LenVW

    JCDammeyer's 42 projects

    Don’t blow that scarf into the machine crevices, flush it out with coolant. We used to have thin pointed magnetic shims for cleaning out small joints in vises and other setup jigs. Compressed air was a No-No in our Special Tools Department.
  8. LenVW

    JCDammeyer's 42 projects

    When I was at Ex-Cell-O, this type of vise was only used on surface grinders for accurate finishing passes. Never in a mill for heavy cuts, the retaining fasteners were always on an angle and keeping the moveable jaw DOWN and HOLDING against the fixed jaw.
  9. LenVW

    Mill dro

    I have a KING 3/4hp Mill that I added an IGAGING EasyView DRO. See the photos. It does not have a round column, but you can get creative.
  10. LenVW

    Show us your shops!

    Eye, Eye Captain. I spotted the milk and cookie, is Santa a frequent visitor ?
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