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  1. Tom Kitta

    Looking for foundry to cast brass in SW Ontario

    if your budget for a 12" of brass pipe is a whopping $200 then I would just go to China and order what you need. Shipping would take few weeks and especially if you buy sheet you would pay way, way less. You may have to settle for metric sizes through and machine to imperial size as needed. I...
  2. Tom Kitta

    Head stock for Southbend 9"

    Here on this site - few days ago - https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/fairbank-morse-lathe-150-maple-ridge.10574/ If I am going in that area and ad is still up I may pick this up as a fun project. Heck if the bed is not super bad and head is bad maybe your head + bed would make...
  3. Tom Kitta

    Head stock for Southbend 9"

    I think we saw a beaten 9a in BC for $150 - I said I would have taken it as restoration project if it was closer. That was like within a week. Seen it few days ago.
  4. Tom Kitta

    Head stock for Southbend 9"

    Well, SB 9, in decent condition is say around 1000 USD or 1300 CAD. More if its in decent condition and comes with lots of stuff. If it is rusted, in poor shape etc. it can be just few hundred $. I don't even know which SB 9 headstock you have - but who exactly would want just a headstock...
  5. Tom Kitta

    Stick Welding- what’s your favourite rod?

    So here is somewhat stupid welding related question, on straight long welds I seem to tend to go a bit to the left or right instead of going straight. Sometimes this is due to somewhat "stressful" weld position I am in. How do I keep welding straight? Related question, it feels it is much...
  6. Tom Kitta

    Tool Chucking Reamers

    Got a cheap set - all 8 + 1 extra for 1/2... Shipping was super fast! Results are ... mixed. I should do a comparison video vs. something nice.
  7. Tom Kitta

    Cutting down DRO scale

    I just used metal cutting bandsaw - just go easy when cutting the glass.
  8. Tom Kitta

    Stick Welding- what’s your favourite rod?

    Novice question, for butt weld, you don't need to do any beveling of metal as the material is not very thick and you weld from both sides? If you were not able to weld from both sides, you would do a little beveling cut and then do multiple passes on top? Given that I don't really do any...
  9. Tom Kitta

    Stick Welding- what’s your favourite rod?

    6010 for me as I have a ton of it... like really, literally I have a ton of it. Lifetime supply. I also have some 7000 series and small amounts of like everything else, 8000 series, 10000 series, 318L - still have lots of it, sold a whole box online. Even have some electrodes for exotic metals...
  10. Tom Kitta

    Shop CX709 & CX601 - New machines unpacked and in place.

    Everything so clean, color coded, spaced.
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