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  1. Bofobo

    In the shop today

    My scale mount holes barely worked out in favour of that solution but a nylock nut polished it off nicely after that option presented itself
  2. Bofobo

    Filament Strength?

    Still don’t have a working printer or I would try some. Will be following if an answer ever happens along though
  3. Bofobo

    In the shop today

    Yes several times and ended up with one barely useable but it’s mounted. Cuts easy as aluminum does, the scale part itself is thin and copper with resin, like computer chip, files for clean edges. Hiding the cross slide scale was the better part of the job, the rest took only half of today and...
  4. Bofobo

    In the shop today

    I have been having a problem with my MT3 tail stock -JT33 drill chuck arbour getting stuck when I want to remove it, this results in my brass wear plug being pulled out the set screw is not removable due to damage trying to remove from damaged threads, I’ve been getting around this by removing...
  5. Bofobo

    In the shop today

    So I picked up a set of IGAGING DRO scales from my CX709 from TomK and I installed them over the past week. I used only supplied hardware and still need to consolidate the wires, which might come in the form of the coolant tower (still to come, tap purchased) but my cross slide and carriage now...
  6. Bofobo

    My first stem engine build

    Trying to make smoke signals around a campfire
  7. Bofobo

    My first stem engine build

    I used this d bit in the most rudimentary way, I used a tent peg, and rocks to hammer and shape it then drilled a 2”deep hole in wood by hand. It worked great fit the rope I needed and only took 2 hours. Chris does a better job on his but I can attest that the tool does work
  8. Bofobo

    My first stem engine build

    I built one like this, no ream required, did use a pos cheap drill to, just make the axle for the hole after the hole is drilled
  9. Bofobo

    Compressor Question

    Yes you can leave pressurized, the tank killer is moisture and unless you are outdoors running constant it’s not a huge problem, accumulations in the shop setting are minimal but increases for big garage doors use in adverse weather (spring melt/rain), one quick way to tell if you Have to drain...
  10. Bofobo

    The Move is on - Stairs and 3 tons

    Well I’m good to make about 259lbs move a couple inches at a time up 8%grade for at least 100m in 20 lbs of gear on a hot day, so just a few more young man power might be all you need.
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