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  1. Xyphota

    Mill Quill stop

    I happened to be ordering a bunch of parts already from H&W, but I included this one in my order and it works a treat. https://machinerypartsdepot.com/product/1053/
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    Colchester Master 2500 DRO installation

    You should do a quick test while you wait for parts. When I did my embedded cross slide tape, I sacrificed a 1in long piece of the tape and just stuck it on a flat piece of scrap I had lying around. I gently clamped it to put a bit of pressure on the adhesive for an hour or two and then I let is...
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    Mill Steering wheel

    Nice! I’m considering swapping out the quill lever for a wheel. I like the clean look of what you did there. Do you mind sharing the amazon link of what you purchased?
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    Handlebar risers build.

    Those look very nice! From the pictures it looks like the surface finish matches your other parts perfecty, almost like its OEM.
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    aborted grocery shopping rant...

    Our experience with produce has been pretty good, so maybe it has to do with what the store managers are instructing
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    aborted grocery shopping rant...

    Have any of you guys considered the grocery pick-up options if it is available in your area? My partner and I use the online grocery order for superstore every week and I am a big fan. You place your order, pick an available time slot for when you'd like to pick them up (usually has to be at...
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    Xyphota's bicycle related projects

    Remounted the frame in the v-blocks and spent probably an hour trying to get it realigned while compensating for the warp in my table top. Finished up my dummy axles. The notch is to keep the slot in the bicycle dropouts aligned. I hand filed the radius around the thread hole because I didn't...
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    Tips/Techniques Feedback on Brazing techniques and results

    It didn't even occur to me that the bubbles could be from the brass itself. Very interesting. The outside looks a bit copper coloured to me, would you say this looks like it was overheated? Thanks for the tip. Do you try to file a radius into the dropout to match?
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    Tips/Techniques Feedback on Brazing techniques and results

    Here is some brass brazing practice. I purchased some tinted glass-blowing glasses which made seeing the colour of the metal much easier. Do you guys have any recommendations as to how to avoid bubbles? EDIT: This is 1/2" x 0.028" chromoly tubing brazed to 3/16" chromoly plate. The flux used is...
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    Xyphota's bicycle related projects

    I’m mostly copying Don Ferris’ settings. He uses a 2Hz pulse which is a bit quicker than my skills, so I’ve dialed it back to 1.3 hz https://web.archive.org/web/20081230042919/http://anvilbikes.com/?news_ID=22&catID=3
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