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    Splined coupler

    I was thinking like PeterT but even more basic. Hand wheel side is a disc with a pin in it at some radius out - say 1". Shaft side has a disc with 8 or more holes at the 1" radius, and can be retained to the shaft numerous ways (2 set screes 90 apart, keyed, etc.) Shaft passes through to the...
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    Rust is the Enemy

    One of our customers specified a breather valve for our electrical enclosure box, its a simple (but expensive) one way valve to let air and moisture out but prevent flow back in. The idea being that any accumulation of moisture has a way out. Another idea, think about what they do to toilet...
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    Belt Sander Electrocution

    I get static shocks too on my small belt grinder if I hold the piece against the belt and do not contact the table. The belt itself can generate static electricity along with plastic pulleys. I see your table is covered in tape, that is probably insulating the metal you're sanding from the...
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    Universal mill

    Was a bit disappointed that the GC Surplus auction suggested this as I only subscribe to notifications for machinery items - I guess its machinery of sorts...and called a universal mill.... https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&nscn=R5OT0016009&notifBuyNo=1161203&notifBuyCd=20250408063000
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    Cast iron T-slot plate and accessories for trade or sale

    The fixture plate is 360mm x 360mm with 60mm centers. No idea where its from / who made it. It does have engraved/laser etched on the top made in China and presumably part number on the side but I can't find it. It is definitely metric - its 360mmx360mm with 60mm centers for the squares. (...
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    JCDammeyer's 42 projects

    Fortunately Youtube lets me play the video at 2x speed so I only lost just over a minute, leaving a full minute to write this comment.
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    Mikes shop activities

    Looks doable for both vertical and horizontal mounting using a simple 1/2" thick plate mount for the motor.
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    Mikes shop activities

    I'm going to doodle tonight and see what I can come up with, just found a rather simply modeled 6" vertex rotary table on Grabcad that I'll check against my table, and I'll see what I come up with. I have a crazy thought that I might even be able to make the motor mount swivel around so that...
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    Mikes shop activities

    They are aluminum, but not foil - 18ga. Found it - my initial search online didn't come up with the right name - bun pan: https://www.costcobusinesscentre.ca/sagetra-18-gauge-bun-pan%2c-18-in-%c3%97-26-in.product.100282980.html
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    Mikes shop activities

    Todays update: just a few house keeping items and spending more money on a new mini project. I found these large baking pans at Costco for $9 each, and they are the cheapest way I could find to get a piece of sheet metal that size. Anyways, I bought 2, 1 went under the mini mill cause it leaks...
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