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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    @Susquatch Thank you.
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    @Susquatch I do appreciate the information but at the moment I'm mostly drilling and tapping holes in flat plate by i) cutting lengths off threaded rod to make studs ii) installing the home made stud so it almost goes to the other side of the steel plate iii) tightening down a nut to over the...
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    What shame, we have become too reliant other countries for too many things and the really sad thing is a lot of the companies have out sourced some of their items overseas so it can be difficult to figure out the actual manufacturer. I figure the drill bits that I probably use the most will be...
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    Thank you all for responding. I think I will buy good individual bits in the hole sizes and tap sizes that I expect I will need the most. Probably cheaper then buying sets where a lot of the bits I will never use. I did buy a couple of bits from Cardon Tools up in Perth yesterday for tapping of...
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    Where do you source good quality imperial drill bits. I am looking from 1/4" to 1/2" by 64ths, #7 to #60 numbered bits. Also are there any Canadian drill bit manufacturers. Thanks in Advance
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    How much oil in lathe gear???

    Thank you, good points I will check as I want to run one more flush before starting to use the lathe. The first project is installing a 250-111 quick change tool post which means I have to make a new tool post bolt for the slide. The existing one is a 10 mm bolt with a oblong head that seats...
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    Ottawa area BBQ and Swap Meet August 30, 2025, 11am to 3pm

    I would be interested
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    How much oil in lathe gear???

    I sold my old Atlas Lathe and purchased a new 10" x 18" gearhead lathe. The new machine has a oil level window for the gearhead and a vent hole in the cover plug. When I did the 20 minute per speed selection for the break-in no load speed run I found that at low speeds under 600 rpm there...
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    New member from eastern Ontario

    I would be interested in dropping by.
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    New member from eastern Ontario

    I am about halfway between Kingston and Ottawa in a community called Toledo which is about 50 minutes from the Ottawa airport. Thank you to all that have welcomed me. All I got to do now is get the lathe setup while waiting for some answers from the supplier of the machine.
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