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  1. Garyt

    New puzzle (mosquito)

    This a pin head (one of 16) that needs to be extracted. My challenge is to design and make an extracter (puller). As you can see the head is quite small with a narrow groove. The steel is not hard as it marks when gripped with pliers. No idea how stuck they are but I expect they have been...
  2. Garyt

    Mill dro

    Santa brought me a gift certificate for a dro for my mill. It is a round column mill/drill. Does anyone have a suggestion source and mounting. Gary
  3. Garyt

    AliExpress

    Who buys tools from aliexpress? I'm new to mills and using a mill and looking for an economical source for tooling. Is their stuff good, bad or not mostly a crap shoot? Gary
  4. Garyt

    Boring head

    New to milling. I have drilled a hole in my project using a twist drill held in a er32 collet, that went as expected nice hole seems centered on the spot. Now I need a counter bore so I set up my new boring head, it cuts OK but does not make a hole centered on the drilled hole (by quite a bit)...
  5. Garyt

    Casting aluminum

    Is there anyone in the Calgary area that is casting aluminum? On our restoration project we are missing a cast aluminum part it is a very simple shape but a big job to carve out of solid. Gary T
  6. Garyt

    Small mill

    I am looking for a smaller mill or mill/drill. I am in the Calgary area. Gary
  7. Garyt

    12L14

    Where can I buy 12L14 in Calgary? I checked at metal superstore and was told they no longer stock it in the Calgary store. Gary
  8. Garyt

    Boredom is a dangerous thing

    My three jaw chuck had a tight spot so I took it apart. Cleaned it up (found some gummies in there). Now what should I use to lube it up internally. Gary
  9. Garyt

    9 inch South bend lathe

    I have an old model C 9 inch south bend lathe, the main issue I have is the flat belt drive. There is more slipping of the belt than I like difficult to make anything but light cuts. The belt is some sort of plastic, quite hard. I have scrubbed the belt with a brass brush and different liquids...
  10. Garyt

    Internal splines

    For calgary area people, is there anyone that has a shaper and interested in making a internal spline I have a project for you. Gary
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