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  1. ThirtyOneDriver

    I Need An Inch Pound Torque Wrench

    Canadian Tire also has them - they're pricier than I had expected.
  2. ThirtyOneDriver

    Beginner machinist question??

    I've taken this off track far enough - thanks Tom for the response. Original post was
  3. ThirtyOneDriver

    A guy, small lathe, no mill, makes very nice tool holders...

    What is this sorcery? I thought this wasn't "legal"... ... :eek: Thanks for sharing @Dabbler - learned a bunch.
  4. ThirtyOneDriver

    Beginner machinist question??

    Yeah.. gear oil hasn't been great as a cutting oil in the past lol We change the 9" pumpkins in the rearends of our racecars so that we turn the RPM we want our engine builder/wallet wants at tracks w/ different lengths/straightaway speeds (ideally, we want to run the transmission in the 1:1...
  5. ThirtyOneDriver

    Best gas for mig Welding sheet metal?

    I have one from 2006 that's setup like your @Susquatch - other than needing to repair the main board it's never been a problem and it's had about 20 spools pushed through it.
  6. ThirtyOneDriver

    Best gas for mig Welding sheet metal?

    I'm not sure what the ship builders are using these days; I did get to work w/ someone who had been a ship builder and was surprised by his descriptions of plunge cutting aluminum plates w/ guard less skill saws and the sort. Push-pull machines have been the standard to strive for on the base...
  7. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    Apologies for the multiple posts; I'm waiting on an assistant to arrive so I can work on things in the cold. Tomorrow, I want to remount my vise to the milling machine - this week, I've learned that I don't necessarily need to mount the swivel base (which is cool). Last time I mounted it, I...
  8. ThirtyOneDriver

    Signing for the first time - Toronto

    @Dabbler - I'm one of those Cambridge guys, but (as you know) I'm still wet behind the ears and have only joined this one forum so I haven't had the pleasure(?) of meeting x.l.r.8. ... his name sounds kind of car related so I may know him/know of him IRL. Welcome @mikefrost - there's a couple...
  9. ThirtyOneDriver

    Best gas for mig Welding sheet metal?

    @Brent H - I'm making an assumption that you use your spool gun for aluminum but want to check first... that's correct, aluminum spools? I have a surplus of aluminum spools for spool guns and no longer own a machine that runs them (I still have a spool gun for the Mig 180 but sold a welder w/...
  10. ThirtyOneDriver

    Best gas for mig Welding sheet metal?

    100% argon should allow you to do it if the machine is capable - you have the 180C... set it up past 26V, look up an IPM that should go w/ that voltage for that machine/wire and have at'er. Weld on something thicker than 1/8". I've never tried w/ anything smaller than 0.035" steel or .040"...
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