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    Vise ... who made it ?

    Recently brought this 3" vise home. It has only one lonely "F" marking, and I have no idea who made it. It seems very well made, has 1/4-20 screws holding the removable jaws and bottom plate (with the "F"). The moveable jaw is attached to the acme screw with a very interesting (and new to me)...
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    CA-ALL Red brass shot, nuggets, ingots ?

    I am looking for leaded red brass casting material. Any leads on a Canadian (ideally western Canada) source ? Small quantity, maybe 10 or 15 pounds. Thanks for any ideas, Dave
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    Little fella followed me home ...

    Cute as can be. Very well made, bearings are smooth and tight, as are all sliding fits. And bless the builder for using SAE threaded parts rather than BA as spec'd by the good Professor. Now it needs a base, and some time learning to use it (and also a few more tool holders ... first up will...
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    Shipping from UK to the frozen prairies

    Any suggestions for a shipping company that would do house-to-house of a 450 lb crate from UK to Saskatoon ? Dave <-- warned everyone he was about to ask dumb questions
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    New guy in Saskatoon

    Hello, my name is Dave. I live in Saskatoon and have been hacking around with metalworking for a few decades. In the 1990s I made a Gingery furnace, then all the lathe patterns, and over a few years cast/fit/finished/assembled a Gingery lathe. It was an interesting journey, but ultimately not...
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