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  1. johnnielsen

    Mitutoyo dial caliper restoration

    Where did you get that image and were there others?
  2. johnnielsen

    Power Hammer Dies

    I made cold forging dies out of annealed 4140. Heat treat was done twice to a dark to medium cherry with no tempering. My dies were 2.5 inches thick so lots of material to absorb the after affects of the hit(100 tons).
  3. johnnielsen

    Magnetic lathe chucks

    I have a couple you can play with. I will keep an eye peeled for them.
  4. johnnielsen

    Hey Guys!!! I dare you to find a better auction than this….. Starts Tomorrow.

    If it is the one I think it is, it is made by Atlas Press Company before they took over Clausing.
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    portable bandsaws

    I bought the King VKC-8377 corded portable bandsaw and the mounting base to allow use as a table top horizontal bandsaw. It also swivels the saw head to mitre cut without angling the vice. It has a variable blade speed preset so is easy to run at a speed suitable to the material being cut. I...
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    Century Auction coming up - Shur lift End Mill Drill Press -

    Can you give me the contact name and phone number, please?
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    Sourcing Metal Stock

    There is also 9/16 O.D. tube listed with an .014 wall so just right. https://www.amazon.ca/PRECISION-METALS-8141-RND-Tube/dp/B000BP7W46/ref=pd_bxgy_2/144-3339722-1094869?
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    Sourcing Metal Stock

    PM Hobbycraft in Calgary has tubing in that range. The product is supplied by K & S Engineering. Perhaps a hobby store in your area stocks it.
  9. johnnielsen

    My old mill drill needs some work

    I know I've said it before but the simplest way to maintain alignment is to drill, tap and bolt the rack the milling head lifts and lowers on directly to the column.
  10. johnnielsen

    My first single point thread.

    PM sent You would, of course, still need a thread relief for the threading tool to stop in. The tool is mounted on a rigidly designed slide that is spring loaded heavily enough to overcome any force other than a rigid end stop. The cutting action typically wants to pull the tool toward the...
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