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  1. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Awesome! Brad
  2. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Calgary, I try to get out to the coast once a month (~90% of my extended family are on the island) Brad
  3. Bradells

    Left hand thread cutting

    Haven’t yet, still waiting on replacement belts (tracking says it finally arrived in Canada this morning after spending 3 weeks at LAX!) 304/316 is what I was going to use (I have a chunk of it... of course I didn’t label it). The minor setback I have currently (aside from my machines are...
  4. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    I’ve only been to Mexico once, last summer for some training in the cenote basins, so I haven’t gone much into the caves there yet. There’s lots to see down there, highly decorated caves, as well as new discoveries still being made! I’ve been in the Florida caves, as well as salt water Belize...
  5. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Not too hard... You can do a ‘discover scuba’ usually in a pool in an evening. Gives you some of the basics of the gear, and how to breath underwater. From there you can do an ‘open water’ course, usually takes a few weekends and a few evenings of time (or 3 days of vacation in warm water)...
  6. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Glorious fun underwater! https://video.fyyc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.24130-2/10000000_402618694029876_5601782030732690721_n.mp4?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=985c63&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Im9lcF9oZCJ9&_nc_ohc=fH0f5XNgo6gAX8CLdBk&_nc_ht=video.fyyc3-1.fna&oh=cd05e6475b0ed022035f187c21c43410&oe=5F3A4C05...
  7. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Yeah, 2 orings per seal. One for water, the other is a debris seal. It is locked in by pressure difference in the water column, and a camed nylon strap to keep it there, so no fasteners. It is made of SCH80 PVC. One way to keep costs down is to use common engineered materials. The motor and...
  8. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    In another thread (https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/suddenly-i-feel-like-i-am-a-better-machinist-than-i-thought.2318/#post-27637) Dabbler made me remember a quick little project I did back in the spring after the last snow (or so we thought!) I was going to make a small picket...
  9. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Well, since the metal tools are still out of commission (waiting for new belts from the US mfr .... They've been sitting at LAX for a few weeks now....) One project that I've been working on for a few months (designing, and sourcing out the work due to size), is making a commercial product...
  10. Bradells

    Hi from Hamilton Ontario

    Hi Canadium I grew up all around the Hamilton mountain area! Welcome! Brad
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