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Hello from Winnipeg

R

Rudy-

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I'm recently retired and want to start pursuing some of my hobby interests. I used to work for a smaller electronic manufacture doing some design, and support for current and legacy products. I have a small workshop in the basement with a 9x18 lathe, small Rockwell milling machine. I want to make a CNC router.

After I get some repairs done to the house I want to spend some time focused on metal casting. I have a small electric furnace that I have used to do some initial casting with zinc. I haven't melted aluminum yet. I need to build a larger furnace for the crucibles I have. I have been using a steel pipe crucible for zinc (0.8 liters) but can only fit a 0.2 L capacity clay-graphite crucible for aluminum. I have a preference for electric as I can use it indoors in the winter with minimal exhaust. Also hope to use it for heat treating.

I have had the lathe and mill for about 20+ years. I have not made use of them much, and when I did it was often for work. I have a 3D printer that I want use to make patterns for casting, along with plastic parts when appropriate. I want to use FreeCad for design. When I get my CNC router built I plan to also use that to make patterns.
 
Tomc938

Tomc938

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Welcome from Vancouver Island! Lived in Winnipeg for Jr. High and High school.
 
Susquatch

Susquatch

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Cool intro! Welcome from Farm country south of Chatham Ontario! Sounds to me like you already fit right in!
 
StevSmar

StevSmar

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Welcome from Winnipeg!!! (actually N.W. Transcona). Great to see another person from Winnipeg here.

Congratulations on your recent retirement. Sounds like you have a well set up shop and will soon be having lots of fun.

Retirement for me is still a few years away. I finally got my lathe into the basement last fall and this winter the mill. I‘m having lots of fun learning about metalworking!
 
mickeyf

mickeyf

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Hello! Glad to hear from one more person who like to mix electronics with metalworking (and other technologies...)!
 
PaulL

PaulL

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Another Vancouver Island welcome. A bit of electronics goofing around is always good fun.
 
CWret

CWret

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Welcome aboard to this forum. As a fairly new member (6 months) i can tell you that your time spent here will be rewarding, informative, interesting, helpful and fun.
 
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