• Spring 2024 meetup in Calgary - date Saturday, April 20/2024. discussion Please RSVP Here to confirm and get your invitation and the location details. RSVP NOW so organizers can plan to get sufficient food etc. It's Tomorrow Saturday! you can still RSVP until I stop checking my phone tomorrow More info and agenda
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  • Spring meet up in Ontario, April 6/2024. NEW LOCATION See Post #31 Discussion AND THE NEW LOCATION

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    Metal Lathe, 14 x 40 Gear Head (with gap)

    It's time for my lathe to go! As much as I want to hang onto the beast the logistics of a upcoming move make it impossible to keep.. It's your typical Chinese Gear head lathe (no idea how old it is but by guess would be 40+ years?). I converted to 230v 5hp 1ph when I got it. D5 Chucks, 2x...
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    Elliott Omnimil 00 + Tools SOLD

    (Located in Abbotsford B.C.).... As much as I wanted this to be a restoration project, sadly, because of future plans, its time for someone else to take on the rebuild of this unique little milling machine. This is an Elliott Omnimil 00. You can find a great information article here...
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    Sharpening Drills.....

    I took the time to read Harold Halls article on drill bit sharpening (http://www.homews.co.uk/page354.html ). Good read but unless I missed it, for jobber bits, using a bench grinder, what sort of stone/wheel is recommended? I usually have a 1" wide 80-120 grit on my right wheel. Nothing fancy...
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    Elliot Omnimil 00 (motor options?)

    Pondering the future of a Elliot Omnimil that I have ( here is a good example of the my "OO" http://www.lathes.co.uk/elliott-omnimil-00/page2.html ), not sure I'm going to keep it or ? but I was re-evaluating a problem that kind of has me stuck. The overhead had a stock 3/4 220 1ph motor...
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    Greetings from the West Coast.

    As a bit of introduction, I'm going to fully admit I am by no means a "machinist"! I would go as far as to say I could probably make a Millwright cry? I took a few bits of education acquired from my high school shop teacher forward through life and built the things I wanted... many times over...
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