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  1. Canadium

    Eclipse

    Anyone else following the eclipse? Right now here in Hamilton I have cloud cover just thick enough to totally obscure the sun. Satellite pics show a band of clouds between Kingston and London. That suggests @Susquatch has clear skies. I'm hoping the cloud cover here will shift to the east and...
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    Which surface plate should I get?

    I have only a small 12X9 surface plate that seems too small for most things I want to do. Like checking the precision of my old Kurt 6 inch vise (about 17 inches long). I'm ready to spring for a new surface plate but can't decide if I should get a 24X18 or a 36X24. I would go for a grade B black...
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    Storage for heavy stuff?

    I'm looking for ideas/inspiration on how to store some of my heavy accessories. I have several projects nearing completion that are going to need an appropriate home in my shop. Namely 10 inch rotary table, dividing head, and some extra milling vises. Since these are all heavy I was wondering...
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    Princess auto hydraulic press

    Princess Auto seems to be discontinuing several of its hydraulic press models and is selling left overs at significant discounts. Due to my lack of space I'm partial to the bench top model for $200 (I hope to use it for broaching) but they also have a 12 ton floor model for $131...
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    November is rotary table month!

    Finally after 2 trips to the auction pickup location I managed to get my new to me rotary table home!
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    Counting my blessings

    Thanksgiving must be my favourite holiday! I'm by no means a religious man but counting my blessings just seems like a psychologically beneficial thing to do. So far this year despite a lot of other challenges one of my greatest triumphs has been the acquisition of a lot of new wonderful toys...
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    Broach sets

    A few days ago I came home with a couple of new to me treasures from yet another auction. One lot was a couple of broach sets, one imperial and one metric. They are both in wooden boxes but covered in such a thick layer of oily dirt you could hardly tell there was any wood underneath and thats...
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    Testing 3 phase motors

    I have a couple of used 220V 3phase motors I'm hoping to use in my projects. Thought I should start by testing the motors. I don't have a megger but do have a couple of multimeters. Followed the protocol on link below for the multimeter tests. Everything there looks good. Is a megger test a...
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    Dividing head restoration

    Does any one else here have a Walter dividing head similar to mine? Got this Walter HU125N that I would like to restore. Apart from a cleanup and lube it is missing some dividing plates and a tailstock. Maybe more problems here than I will be able to manage. I see Stefan Gotteswinter has a video...
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    Ian's Bridgeport mill

    A continuation of https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/bridgeport-1200-00.5001/ I'm dedicating this thread with thanks to the two wonderful guys @trlvn and @Rauce who came out and busted their butts to help me bring my Bridgeport home as well as to this general forum which has enabled...
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