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  1. darrin1200

    Sunday outing in Toronto (27 Oct)

    Morning everyone. If anyone in the GTA is looking for a little outing to try something new, you need to drop by the Scriptus Pen Show. You will truly be amazed at what you’ll see. As I’ve mentioned before, I found this site while learning the metal lathe to make pens. This is my big show of...
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    Making watch indices

    I’m just beginning my silver work journey. I would love to hear how you made these letters. Are they cast? I’m also curious about the laser welding. What kind of laser? Your doing this to polish, but how do you remove the weld without marking the piece?
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    Affordable grinding/sanding implements?

    Viel S5 Sander/grinder. 1x42 belt These are a very simple machine built in Quebec. I have two of them in my shop now. Only $175 if you have your own motor. Sometimes they come up on FB marketplace for like $50 https://www.vieltools.com/produit/ponceuse-rectifieuse-viel-s-5-541
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    Cellphone service advice

    Just thought I would give an update on my cell phone journey. I tried a few a couple of phone calls to Rogers, ( 2hours of my life I’ll never get back). One that had no clue what they were doing and another that just kept reading the offers from the website. Then I went to the store. The girl...
  5. darrin1200

    Collets

    @Mcgyver That’s a lot of good info. That is a really good deal on those collets. It’s a little out of my budget right now, but I’ll have to try and come up with some disposable cash.
  6. darrin1200

    Collets

    Yes it does. Unfortunately the draw bar threads are striped, which means I need to find the time to make a new one. I don’t have a full set of collets, so I use my ER32 the most. So it doesn’t land high on the priority list.
  7. darrin1200

    Collets

    My 10“SM Utilathe came with 4c collets, which are very hard to source. And when you do, they are expensive. They fit, with an adapter, right into the MT4 spindle.
  8. darrin1200

    Bronze question

    Thanks. A little beyond me, but I will give it a read. A quick look and it appears it might be better for my purposes, than the phosphor bronze. I’m really after the “gold“ look. But it is very tricky to bend the thin ph bronze. Needs to be heated so it won’t crack.
  9. darrin1200

    Bronze question

    Thats what I’m hoping to compare. I want it to take a long time, as I don’t want the pens to tarnish to quickly. I’m curious about the comparison.
  10. darrin1200

    Bronze question

    I didn‘t know that about the the C63000. It turned very similar to the Phosphor `bronze im using. The yellow brass I have (unk alloy) turned more like dust. I made three pieces, polished and rubbed with Rennaisance Wax. I’ll try to take a picture each week, and see how the patinas develop. I...
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