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From the Mitutoyo catalog.

Large granite surface plates are typically marked with their Bessel points, like in the picture. You should be able to see where the Bessel points were by the slight wear, tint or matte finish left behind from sitting on them when it was being lapped. Usually these supports are placed around...

Just saying, I'm not trying to convince you to buy from anyone I go to. Cutting tool pickers I've only dealt with them through the mail. Always fair prices and usually I receive it within 5 days. As for Canadian Tire, their Cobalt drills are good, straight and long lasting. Of course every...

Kinda late maybe, but Canadian tire has a great set of drill bits that rival my favorite Viking drills. They're not cheap but when they go on sale, they are totally worth it. They are my go too for fractional drills. Viking is my preferred choice for Metric( only because Canadian Tire doesn't...

Also, as John posted, Bronze Oilite bushings are sintered powdered metal that are impregnated under vacuum, typically with SAE 30 weight oil. The oil burns out when in your furnace or crucible. It however still makes for good, usable raw material. You can melt Bronze in a closed steel pipe/tube...

It's OK to remelt Bronze machining chips, or the bronze saw dust you get off the band saw. I've done it many times. Sure, you'll get a little more "dross" or "slag" then normal, but far from what you would get if it were aluminum. You'll recover a good 90%+ of your bronze and the results are...

If you can work with Linux then that probably is the way to go. Myself, I would go Acorn. In the end they are pretty even cost wise. Good luck.

If you bolt up the motor or cylinder to a face plate then what's the issue?

Why does the bar have to be so beefy?, a 1" bar is rigid enough. You are taking small cuts anyways soooo................. does it really matter???

This thread is old now but I have dealt with them many times. They don't charge a fee for cutting to size(saw cut), and the size of the order can be big or small. When I worked in Winnipeg I would pickup the materials myself so never had to have anything shipped. They have an excellent variety...