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  1. M

    What size Lathe ?

    I had a South Bend 9 and recently moved to a 13x40 Colchester clone and am very happy with it. For me it is the difference between a smile and a frown when I doing lathe work. Keep in mind the hauling and rigging costs if you go bigger.
  2. M

    US Tariffs

    I bought some steel yesterday at a local place. They said the prices have gone up. I asked "So Canada makes the steel and the US puts import tariffs on it and the price goes up in Canada...really? Yep
  3. M

    Brand new never used Lilian Milling machine SWAP or SELL, Westport, ON

    This was for sale over a year ago. Guess he decided to try again. Would be something to have a new milling machine.
  4. M

    Mikes shop activities

    Wow! I'm impressed, makes me think I should take on something more challenging.
  5. M

    Delta 14" conversion to metal cutting

    Make sure you can find metal cutting blades for your saw. I had a bit of difficulty as my bandsaw is an older meber/laguna.
  6. M

    Delta 14" conversion to metal cutting

    I think the gear ratio I had was 3/1 which is still a too fast for cutting steel, with a VFD I cut at about 35Hz. I found a starter motor from a box truck so it was a bit bigger than your normal car. Here is a youtube video on it.
  7. M

    Delta 14" conversion to metal cutting

    I went the planetary gear from a starter motor route. Seems to work well, if you haven't looked into that method. Of course the belt method would be better is you want to quickly change speeds.
  8. M

    Compound needs a better degree dial

    would be neat to develop a number of different "squares" with needed angles, like a square for an MT3 taper, and a square for a chuck taper, stuff like that.
  9. M

    Walter Rotary Table 12 inch, $200, Ottawa, ON

    Even upside down it is still a good deal.
  10. M

    UPS gripe

    I hate them all, UPS, FedEx, DHL they all suck.
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