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  1. StevSmar

    Shop Tools to keep out in the open?

    Every time I do something that throws chips all around the workshop it takes me ever to clean up my basement workshop. So maybe my wife is partially right- I should have my tools in drawers or cupboards. But there are some tools I’d never want to put in a cupboard or drawer because they’re...
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    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    It’s probably time for me to think about replacing some of the files I’ve had for the last 30 years… my favourite bastard file has lost so many teeth it’s becoming a bastard to use.. Can others provide recommendations for good quality files and where to purchase them?
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    I want to make up something in my mill, but….

    I was wanting to make something on my Mill, but before that I need to: Install the DRO. Install the Power Feed. Install the vice. Assemble the Mill. Put the Mill stand in its permanent place. Disassembly the temporary Mill stand construction stand. Lift the Mill stand off the temporary...
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    (Youtube video) SuperfastMatt- The gap between analysis and reality

    I enjoyed this video, especially his use of imperial units:
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    Tips/Techniques Vertical up welds & Can a Toaster Oven be used as a 7018 Rod Oven?

    First, the unnecessarily verbose preamble to the problem that only an engineer could write… So I have a tab and slot welding table: Certiflat 24x48” table- Princess Auto And the manufacturer recommends the back ribs be welded together first, one corner first and then the opposite corner second-...
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    Shop Potential modification of Shop Crane for parallel feet

    Now that the stand for my Mill is completed, my next issue is how the splayed feet on the typical shop crane often makes it difficult to lift things. This was a pain when I was moving my lathe, now it's become more of a pain. I haven't decided if I'll actually modify my shop crane as my next...
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    Tool Tools to set angle on compound fairly accurately?

    I watched a Joe Pi video recently where he uses a bit of trigonometry to set the compound ultra accurately. If it only needed to be within say 1/2 a degree, what would a good tool be to do this? I needed to cut an 82 degree taper for a countersinking tool and the dial on my lathe didn’t go...
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    Product Behind the scenes in Veritas Manufacturing and Quality Assurance

    If you don’t receive emails from Lee Valley, they recently produced a series of five short videos (1 to 2 minutes) covering their: Coordinate Measurement Machine. Deburring. Rapid Prototyping. Vibrating Polisher. Cosmetic Seconds. Link to Videos I found them interesting, especially their CMM...
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    Video- The Turbo Encabulator

    If you’ve never watched this, it’s a fantastic overview of a generator utilizing reluctance and capacitance:
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    Machine StevSmar's PM-833TV Mill and Stand

    Now that winter has arrived, I've started working on my Mill stand again in earnest. So I thought now would be a good time to post progress to date and then add updates. Hopefully by the end of this winter I'll have the Mill together and running in some manner….. I ordered the PM-835TV mill...
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