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Just so everyone can tell. I am not nor have I ever played a machinist. Is the Kennedy toolbox the only toolbox with a drawer for the book? I have a pdf on my tablet but it would be nice to have a paper book in the garage.

I looked at the King Canada 13" Drill Press on the internet and the words in the ad look about right but I have never had one in my hands. Is this a decent tool.? I'd like a good enough drill that I can drill and bore 1/2" mild steel without making a mess. I think the laser thing is kind of...

I could convince myself that it fits in my garage. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/867406991657107?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ae30390a1-63e3-42df-9391-9b424f00ae2b

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/winnipeg/myford-metal-lathe-24-bed-with-3-jaw-chuck/1669383570

I've seen that you can pretty easily upgrade the lathe head with taper roller bearings and jerry-rig the tail stock so you can align the centers but I have not found anyone who has done a ball screw upgrade. Is this practical at a later date for precision/removing backlash for CNC or are you...

JohnGrimsmo - "" The final finish seems rough, but the scale and the sheer number of features are amazing.

Don't know the seller and the asking price is too high but it's for sale close to Winnipeg (St. Andrews). https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/winnipeg/king-canada-milling-machine-kc-15vs/1649840821

I've started cleaning and making piles of junk to sell and junk for the dump... While I'm getting sorted out for my first project I want to make 3 flat pieces of metal using the Whitworth 3 Plate Method. No parallel or square but flat to 5 millionths or better. Make the plates, acquire the...

I am tempted to big on a nice piece of 1" steel plate to build a couple of fixture tables out of. I may be able to get the steel cheap but have to figure out how to get it from point a to point b. My only problem. 65" x 53" x 1" = 999 pounds or 450Kg for the metrically inclined. I put out...

Complete newbie. Have been fascinated by machines for far too long. gluing and shaping metal. Few questions for any other Manitobans. Where in Winnipeg is good for Metals scrap, Steel/Aluminum in small sizes at reasonable prices, and a machine shop for things I can't do yet? I have it in my...