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Advice and comments. please. I just watched a video of an Australian guy making a wooden saw guide to keep his cuts straight. That's quite common on YouTube. What caught my "metalworking" eye was that he used as a reference, a straightedge he obviously acquired somewhere (but doesn't refer to in...

I have a basic kit which will make a perfectly good 2x72 inch grinder. I bought the digital plans from Brian Housewerke and had all the tricky parts cut (from .5" steel plate) on a laser cutter here in Edmonton. My kit is not as fancy as BH's latest 5th gen model, but is functionally the same. I...

A while back, I bought a kit for two 3" clamps from D.Gray Drafting & Design in Manitoba. I found his method of assembly not for me, mainly because of the complexity of holding everything together with machine bolts. No doubt that is a great way of building for some, and it does offer a degree...

More then a year ago I posted a request wanting some professional (means I am willing to pay) help installing a DRO three axis set on my Grizzly Milling machine. There were a few responses, but sadly I have lost track of them. Anyone in the Edmonton area willing to help me out? I am well retired...

For many years I have been using a brass hammer I threw together from a piece of round brass stock about 1" dia. This was made before I got some metal-working equipment, and I used it a lot. However, it was pretty ugly and the hole for the handle is round, so there are issues with that. So, I...

This summer I have been designing and building my own version of Kant-Twist clamps in 3 sizes - 2.5", 4.5" and 6". I have the 6" one finished and will include pictures. I am happy with the design and have learned a lot from the process of building my first clamp. I had a decent quantity of the...

I have a Grizzly 9975 milling machine. From the first day, some R8 collets will fit easily into the spindle, and others will go in only about 3/4 of the way - then stop. I have done some measuring and the end of one R8 collet (which will not fit) is .9490. Another R8 collet that does fit...

Some of the members might like to have a copy of this Excel spreadsheet I created, It is in PDF format. Shows almost all available drill bits up to 1 inch in diameter in order of increasing size. I find I refer to a copy I keep in my workshop quite often. I printed mine on legal-sized paper in...

Greetings from Edmonton. I am planning on making a few - maybe a dozen, Kant Twist clamps and am looking for someone - probably in Edmonton - to fabricate some of the parts for this. Mostly the flat steel frame components that are fairly easy to make in decent quantities if you have some sort of...

In an older life, I taught accounting at MacEwan for about 30 years, retiring in 2006. Always have been a woodworking enthusiast, and dabbled in machining to make useful stuff for my woodworking. Now have a share in a decent lathe, plus my own two milling machines - neither of which have DRO -...