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"Open to reasonable offers..." https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1361763471472688/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Afd61a981-90e3-4d59-acd6-d2f757fadf36 I can't find any information on this make on VintageMachinery or Lathes.co.uk. Looks...

I'm still a newbie in so many ways and I managed to blow past a dimension while milling a piece of continuous cast ductile iron (Dura-Bar). I think it was tool creep but I wanted to check with the brain trust here. I needed to make a short piece about .400 thick by .750 wide and 1.600 long. I...

Hi: I just blew one of the two fuses in my Craftex CX-706 lathe (10X22). The lathe came with a couple of spare fuses so I'm up and running for the moment but now I want to buy more spares to have on hand. If you assume I know almost nothing about fuses, you'll be very close! ;) First, this...

There is an RF-30 style round column mill in an auction closing in 4.5 days. Current bid $170 (plus 10% buyers premium and HST). https://hibid.com/lot/219681355/craftex-30-mill-drill---stand---attachments It is a B1977 model, the same as mine. The machine at auction has a vice, a few...

OK, it is me that is going mad; not the DRO. My mill/drill came with a Shooting Star DRO which I should probably just replace. But I'm stubborn. And cheap. Brief background. Shooting Star used a mechanical system with a rack and gear to track position. I've read that the tracking is...

Hi: I've got a chuck of steel that appears to be case hardened. Do I have to fully anneal it to work with it? The piece is nearly 6 feet long and roughly 2-3/4" diameter. There are keyways and flats so I think this was probably a shaft in a machine originally. I ruined a bandsaw blade...

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Hi: There are two events coming up: 1) All-clubs day -- Sunday September 15, 2024 at the Hamilton Steam Museum. There will be free rides on the two model train lines on the site--fun for all ages! This is a combined effort of the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers, the Toronto Society of Model...

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