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    Tool Ball Burnisher

    That is what I though. By burnishing and filling the void, the material is more compress but not much hardened. I am curious in what application would we benefit from burnishing? To burnish a shaft were an oil seal rides. To burnish a shaft before hydraulic pressing parts together and...
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    Tool Ball Burnisher

    In the video, after the process it points out to hardened surface. So this process work harden the surface to a higher Rockwell ?
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    Tool O-ring diy

    I made this o-ring splicer, jointer a few years ago. A .015" recess in the middle for the blade to fit. Glued both plastic pieces together. Then drilled holes for some common size o-ring. Did a Vee groove small and big on the ends of the tool to join the o-ring cord during the glue process...
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    Reasonable source for Starrett 98-8 level vial in Canada

    You got me thinking for a minute, that would look so nice . But then realized, I am trying to get ride of it to substract a project from my list. If I would not already have a precision level, it would of made for a nice shop project, especially a base in bronze.
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    Finally completed it.

    Thank you for the write-up, assembly tip and the link. It's on my bucket list.
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    Finally completed it.

    Nice upgrade. This shield is unique and does the job were well. Were do you buy a screw shield like that? I once thought I could use a measuring tape coil, but it is to narrow and doesn't wrap well.
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    Reasonable source for Starrett 98-8 level vial in Canada

    It's sure looks and feel like plaster. The vial itself measures to about 10cm or 4inch at the tips.
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    Shop CWs parting tool

    So true, it goes every were and into everything. I usually set up my vacuum cleaner dust catcher near by to suck most of it, but it still covers the rest of the shop with this fine abrasive dust. I have started to throw used bed sheet on some equipment and just leave it. The 3in 1 , lathe...
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    Reasonable source for Starrett 98-8 level vial in Canada

    @jorogi said - My brain works slowly but it seems to have turned on tonight. I believe I saw somewhere that the vials are held in with plaster of Paris so a good soak in warm water or perhaps an ultra sonic cleaner and it should pop out. I once had the side cover off and the vial was indeed...
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    Fixerup patch up

    My 3 in 1 metal working machine was not working properly and needed some attention. It's a 40 inch busy bee brand, looks solidly made but poorly put together. Fixed 6 problems and now it's much better. Fixes matches the numbers in the picture. 1. I made some clamping plate to hold brake...
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