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  1. Susquatch

    Happy Fathers Day

    Happy Fathers Day to Everyone. Also thought you might enjoy this.....
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    Physical activities…..

    My grandparents, my parents, uncles, and aunts didn't exercise or eat healthy. All of them lived to their mid 90s. How did they live so long? They worked hard and ate what they had - mostly stuff that would kill a modern person - bacon, bacon fat, sausage, potatoes, beets, beef, pork, chicken...
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    Chain wear

    I was imagining a cyclic movement of the chain for thousands of miles. A tire in the formula adds lots more opportunity for movement. For argument sake, picture an eccentric cam pulling on a chain at low frequency for 2000 miles against another hardened object - maybe a hardened high strength...
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    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    Double scare for me. I was scared I'd have to moderate the damn things and edit the image......
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    Chain wear

    Any chance you looked at the Bailer where the chain was?
  6. Susquatch

    Chain wear

    Grade 70 is hardened, but it's also a better stronger grade of steel. Lucky you can get warranty. But I'd also be looking to see where those links were and how they were rubbing. That's well beyond what I would consider safely within its rating. Glad you noticed it though!
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    Machine Considering Buying a King 1236ML Looking for Opinions

    Ditto on the Ali-Express Ditron. Can get it from Amazon with price matching to China too. I Love Mine! Magnetic scales are small, handy, and accurate. The slim magnetic are even smaller. Also the Touch DRO from Yurih. Good chance a magnetic scale will fit INSIDE your cross-slide. If not, a...
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    Really ?

    Here too. We only ordered pizza delivery once in a blue moon when we lived near town. Out here there is no such thing.
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    Practical VFD use for VFD newbies

    All of mine are mounted on the machine at a protected location with remote switches. I've never had a problem. Something to consider though is that all of mine are higher quality ($$$) devices.
  10. Susquatch

    Drilling with the cross slide

    If you are just drilling I think you will like it. You can always fall back to the tailstock for more precision when needed.
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