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  1. J

    Drilling 1-11/16” hole 14” deep

    My buddy drilled out a hole 30" deep 2 inches wide with drill bits with extensions then we made custom deep hole boring head to finish hole out to tomato paste can size. So I think using a small extension would probly work fine for what your doing and if it's good quality should be pretty...
  2. J

    Hello and welding question

    Lots of options out there for cheap mig welders that will probably work depending how cheap so really depends on your budget. I would say if you want a machine that can be used for more then exhaust pipe I would shoot for a machine that can run gas and 240v. Bottles are pretty cheap and come...
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    Living a by a landfill has its perks.

    Nah more of missing a shoe and a broken finger lol. Nothing like those old 200 lb radial arm saws from the 70s Which is dumb considering all the "green" taxes and other stuff being pushed. Ye very little gets sold some gets turned into rags and rest get dumped in 3rd world country and some...
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    Living a by a landfill has its perks.

    Also dump is a good source for blower motors of various styles Dryers, stoves, furnaces, Furnace inducer motor Dryer blower Stove blowers not as useful but always available. And you can find more weed wackers and lawnmowers then you know what to do with. And treadmill motors which I...
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    Living a by a landfill has its perks.

    Went to the dump today to doing some scavenging for a DC motor for a project and got my self a basicly new chop saw. Plugged it in and it fired right up doesn't appear to be anything wrong with it missing the bolt that holds on blade and the cord has some damage and the head lock down is...
  6. J

    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    You can use wet tile saw too same idea as slab saw but less expensive. Or really anything with diamond grit
  7. J

    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    Shaft is 1" and 6" cabbing wheels and no issues just being center supported there was tiny amount of run out on shaft but the cabbing wheels had more run out out of the box. Wife doesn't have any complaints so far so I don't think a bit of run out is end of world mind you the shaft isn't...
  8. J

    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I would take you up on that, me and wife plan on joining the Vernon lapidary club in the spring so we can hope on some of there group trips. Finally got the valves we ordered from Amazon so was able to finish the water system.
  9. J

    Oldler ultra light plane 1000$ - caribou BC

    Yes they do they got motor and weight around 150lbs so falls under 103 in usa and in Canada they fall under subclass of ultralight licence. I can still get class 4 but expires every 12 months and they make me submit bunch of stuff to be allowed to apply for it. Had to ECG and MER aswell as eye...
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    Oldler ultra light plane 1000$ - caribou BC

    I more so like idea of part 103 for paramotoring or powered hang gliders as it's pretty hard to get a useful ultralight plane to fall under part 103. That and your restricted to were you can fly but you shouldn't be flying over developed areas anyways with these class of flying machines. And ye...
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