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    Tool Looking for blind bearing puller ideas

    So a job that comes up often is the need to remove 2 small flanged bushings. They are installed in a lug from opposite directions so there is not much room to work. There is only a small gap about .100" where the bushing ends meet. The standard method is to get in there with a pin punch usually...
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    Hercus Lathes and Mills

    I recently found out that I'm not the only person with Hercus machine tools on here so I thought it best to start a thread about it here. I have a Hercus lathe and a milling machine. The mill was my start in CNC. I got it running with Mach 3 and being new to CNC found it to be way to limited in...
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    KBIC-240 230VAC Input 180VDC Output speed control.

    KBIC-240 DC SCR type speed control for sale. I can provide a photo if needed but it's a standard part. I removed this when I decided to go with PWM type spindle controllers. $75 includes shipping to anywhere in Canada. If you are going to use a spindle control like this with a Centroid Acorn you...
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    Playing around with Fusion 360

    I use fusion 360 on and off. I am competent with individual components but never really got the hang of their assemblies. The progress tree gets enormous fast. I originally learned CAD and CAM with solidworks but eventually lost access to it. With the cost of solidworks Cad/Cam being in excess...
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    PMDX-126 breakout board with PMDX-107 spindle control add on

    With the recent thread about Mach 3 I thought it might be a good time to sell some parts I have that are for use with Mach 3. I have a PMDX breakout board with the 107 spindle control board add on. They both work fine but I switched to Centroid based controls. The current price for these at the...
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    Steam Engine build in double scale?

    I'm looking at building a model steam engine. I have run across the Elmer's engine plans. There are certainly lot's of them. They are a bit smaller than what I want to build though. So here is the question. Can I just build everything in double scale? I am wondering if there will be issues...
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    SOLD - Machinist Bedside Reader set of 3

    Complete set of 3. I bought one and two from Guy Lautard when I lived in Vancouver. The third one in a store when they became available. They are fully intact but do have a little smudging on the covers. $170 Shipping within Canada included. $150 if you want to pick them up here in Western Nova...
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    How big of a monitor for Fusion 360?

    I'm currently running dual 21" monitors for fusion 360. Works good but I want to get a bigger monitor for the main one that I draw on. My question is has anyone used a full HD 1080 monitor in the 27" size for fusion 360. If so what did you think about it? My internet search says to go with a...
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    Anyone tried the Accusize 5C collet chuck?

    Like the title says has anyone tried it? The price is pretty good but is it a decent chuck? What sort of runout did you get? I'll pay 4 times the price for a bison one if I have to but I really don't want to. I'm only interested in 5C options because I just picked up a set of Lyndex 5C...
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    Hello from Nova Scotia

    Hello to all from rural Nova Scotia where interest in machining is pretty sparse. Good to have found a place that is Canadian so the information on where to get things is a lot more relevant than what I usually see on the internet. I'm mostly interested in CNC I have a working CNC mill and a...
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