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    CA-AB Chevy GMC One Ton Axle Shafts C$25

    I have cut up truck axles - it was a long time ago. My recollection is that it was really hard material. I then annealed several pieces and it cut very easily. If what you are making needs the high strength it may be worth the effort to machine the hardened material ($). You can...
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    Radial Arm Drill Press

    Bergonzi UT25. There is some google history on the company before it went defunct 20+ years ago. I only was able to find a single line reference on the UT25 from an auction listing - no info available. It came to me as a jigsaw puzzle (the entire head / gearbox in cardboard boxes - some...
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    Lathe Chuck Questions

    That is an easy question to answer - “it depends”. For the 1120 SM, as others have said, 6”-3J, 8”-4J. I have other machines and various chuck options - some chucks have the two piece jaws (top jaw can be reversed, I made two sets of soft top jaws they are also available to purchase from most...
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    Radial Arm Drill Press

    We should have compared baby RADs (next trip to Calgary I’ll stop by) - a “mine is smaller than yours” type discussion. Comes in under #2000.
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    Tool Cathetometer - sounds like a medical device!

    Here is an interesting device, called a cathetometer - now a rather vintage piece of kit (I got it years ago when UofA had auctions of surplus odd and unusual items). Another design that is common (well common amongst items whigh are not very common) had additional vertical supports.
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    Upgrade on lathe and mill.

    In Alberta? Like Trev says, keep looking, build your network, ask around. I live in Alberta, I’ve picked up a machine pretty well every year for the past 10 years - sometimes I pay as much as 10 cents on the dollar compared to new. Usually I pay the scrap metal price (couple times they have...
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    Upgrade on lathe and mill.

    Quite a range in lathe size you have presented. I find on lathes up to about 16" swing it is still a handy size machine (no problem working small parts, not crazy heavy, still easy to power up), over that they seem to get a bit clunky and the logistics are more of a chore, tooling gets pretty...
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    Stanko 6R12 Vertical mill

    You were telling me about that machine - but never saw any pictures. It is quite substantial indeed!
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    Brass and Bronze = CA$5 (Regina, SK)

    Yup, been to his shop, he’s been to mine.
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    WTB Pratt Burnerd KC15 D3 Multisize Collet Chuck

    Were you able to track down a KC-15 with the integral D1-3 mount? This flat back with D1-4 mounting plate has cleaned up well. For the key, I sleeved the pin, pushed out the handle and added an extension. I haven’t found a source for the collet springs (only missing two) - but the springs are...
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