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  1. ducdon

    Service for Oxy/Ac gas saver.

    I scored an Oxy/Acetylene gas saver. It's appears to be complete and in decent condition. It is quite old and pretty dirty. Can anyone recommend an individual or shop in the Calgary area to clean and service it before I hook it up?
  2. ducdon

    I need a magnifier

    I bought my Dbit grinder some time ago and each time I use it I strip down part of it to clean out the old grease, deburr the sharp edges and remove paint from the machined surfaces. Otherwise its not too bad. My latest use for it was to make some dovetails to hold a DTI. I ground a dovetail...
  3. ducdon

    Little drill press

    I have a 22 inch drill press but find it kinda large for some of my smaller projects. I use # size drills often. I was talking about getting something smaller. A friend kindly gifted me this 11 inch Canadian made Beaver for which I'm most thankful. I think it had been in storage for awhile and...
  4. ducdon

    My welding challenge

    After a long wait I received my Expansion Chamber Kit for my project motorcycle. I am very impressed with the laser cut and rolled sheet metal bits. My big challenge now is to weld it together. I'm not sure if I will use TIG or Oxy/Acetylene fusion welds? The metal gage is #20 (.035) so burn...
  5. ducdon

    Skoda Live Center

    Has anyone ever taken one of these apart. Mine is getting old and rough. I want to disassemble for cleaning and maybe bearing replacement, Hint, tips, suggestions please...
  6. ducdon

    Moving the head on a round column mill.

    I've never used a round column mill but I have read many posts on various forums about the limitations of round column for varying tool lengths. This link offers some hack to deal with this problem that I found interesting.
  7. ducdon

    Instrument cluster

    Instrument cluster for my project motorcycle.
  8. ducdon

    DC Motor

    Years ago my wife and I were visiting in Southern Ontario. The folks we were visiting took us to a large discount/surplus store. There was a bin full of surplus DC motors for $19.99. How could I pass that up so one flew home with me. I found a DC motor controller on eBay that looked like it...
  9. ducdon

    Supplies Cutting Oil

    I have been looking for a new cutting oil I can buy in small quantities. The last time I was at Blackfoot Industrial Supply in Calgary they were offering this! Super sticky high pressure cutting oil. 1. The best thing about it is it's super sticky and stays where you put it (acid brush). Put it...
  10. ducdon

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    Just finished machining a production run of BXA tool holders for my shop made brazed carbide and HSS tooling.
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