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  1. Nesh559

    Tips/Techniques Need help surface grinding a tapered cross slide gib (Okanagan)

    hoping to find someone in or near the okanagan with a surface grinder and mag chuck that could accomplish grinding down .400 off a piece of tapered gib stock roughly 16" long. willing to pay for your time Thanks
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    looking for a lathe

    i have an old southbend model 9a but im looking for a bit of an upgrade. let me know if y'all see anything. looking for something around 18-36" in length with the ability to cut metric and imperial threads preferably. thanks!
  3. Nesh559

    looking for a mill head

    hi, im looking for a milling machine head kinda like an old Bridgeport J head. let me know what you've got. Thanks
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    looking for a millling machine head

    hi, im looking of a milling machine head something like an old J head Bridgeport for a franken mill project im working on. let me know what you've got thanks
  5. Nesh559

    looking for a vertical mill

    hi i just moved and finally have a garage of my own to work in. im looking for a mill anywhere from benchtop to full size. let me know if youve got one or know someone that is looking to sell one. im located in kelowna bc but im willing to travel or pay for freight. thanks
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  6. Nesh559

    South bend 9a score and start of a restoration

    Just scored this south bend model 9a #444A on the weekend. Gonna hopefully start restoring her soon when I get a shop space set up!
  7. Nesh559

    southbend countershaft question

    first of all i'll say this might be a dumb question but im gonna ask it any ways. can i remove the countershaft from my lathe and run it with a larger motor and a vfd? i understand the counter shaft provides the torque advantage needed to remove metal but if i acount for that while choosing a...
  8. Nesh559

    Cnc to manual conversion

    Any thoughts on how hard it would be to change this mill from a cnc to manual wheels? What are some things I should look at when I go check this thing out? (Sorry for the noob question, this would be my first mill) syil x3 Thanks!
  9. Nesh559

    Syil x3 cmc mill questions

    Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the syil x3 cnc mills? I have a line on one but I dont know that much about them. Are they any good? Also what do you think would be a fair price for one.
  10. Nesh559

    Syil x3

    Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the syil x3 cnc mills? I have a line on one but I dont know that much about them. Are they any good? Also what do you think would be a fair price for one.
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