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King KC-20VS-2 (G0704 clone). Because Home Hardware will bring it in and deliver it for free. Mine did anyway. Order a spare intermediate gear before you need it. When mine broke, I replaced it with a metal gear from China. There is still another plastic gear in the gear chain to act as a weak...

Got my CX706 a year ago (May 2022) and soon noticed the threading dial gear pitch was completely different from the lead screw it was supposed to engage. The threading dial gear was getting chewed up badly, so I pivoted it out of engagement with the lead screw to prevent damage to the lead...

My King KC-20VS-2 definitely has plastic gears, can't speak for the Craftex CX600. Due to inadequate workpiece holding (operator inexperience!) the workpiece shifted during a heavy cut and stalled the motor. The photo shows the damage to one of the plastic gears. The local dealer supplied a new...

I've got a 5" (125mm) 5C collet chuck on the way from Amazon via the "Slow Boat from China" and will need to make a backing plate to mount it on my CX-706 lathe. They all seem to be made from cast iron. Is there any reason mild steel or even aluminum couldn't be used for a chuck adapter/backing...

Mastercraft single speed non-reversible 1/4" drill, diecast metal case, $9.95 at $2 a week on the layaway plan at the local Canadian Tire store until it was paid in full. Tax free, as I believe this was before the 3% Ontario sales tax was imposed. That was in 1964 and I was 13.

I've been using fine tooth carbide blades on aluminum since the early 80's. First on a Craftsman 10" radial arm saw, and currently on a Dewalt 10" compound miter saw. Just clamp down the material, or hold it very firmly. And go slow! But don't try this on steel! Thin aluminum only, up to about...