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  1. Canadium

    Clarkson end mill holder

    Not sure I can even buy a replacement collet at any price. Seems to me this is old technology and the stuff is now hard to find. Seems to me it's largely been replaced by the ER collet system.
  2. Canadium

    Clarkson end mill holder

    It's a used set from England. It's labelled/engraved 1/4 inch so can't be a metric mixup. I'm pretty sure it's just been mistreated. Either tightened empty or with a smaller metric end mill in it. Anyway I have solved the problem to my satisfaction already. I carefully pressed larger diameter...
  3. Canadium

    Clarkson end mill holder

    Since I have a crap load of Clarkson end mills I decided to acquire a proper Clarkson end mill holder. The holder came with 4 collet sizes; 1/4 to 5/8. The 1/4 collet however seems to be way too tight. The end mill should turn freely in the collet before tightening but not in this one. As far as...
  4. Canadium

    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    If you count the services they sell to us the balance sheet is pretty much equal. Nothing lopsided there at all.
  5. Canadium

    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    I think Canadian Tire, Princess Auto, and Home Hardware are all still Canadian owned.
  6. Canadium

    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    Rona now owned by US firm.
  7. Canadium

    Made in/shop in Canada options - Links or recommendations only!

    PicQuic screwdrivers https://picquic.ca/ https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/tools-you-waited-too-long-to-acquire.7462/page-11#post-124993
  8. Canadium

    Show us your shops!

    You and me both!
  9. Canadium

    Tools and Machinery Raffle

    I bet a lot of us are getting old and its a necessary discussion. Its all about the heirs. I know my wife is concerned about the heavy machinery and how she would deal with it. The only thing that comes to my mind is if CHMW had its own HiBid auction house for members and possibly other local...
  10. Canadium

    Tool Vevor Drill Bit Sharpener Improved

    Yes but the degree of shrinkage probably is dependant on many variables like the degree of infill so may be very difficult if not impossible to predict precisely. By the way how much infill is being used on these parts? I used to use 100% on my machine parts.
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