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Hi All, I was at a Multi-Cultural show last weekend in Kitchener, great people and food!!! ;D When we neared the entrance i heard a sound... A very familiar sound, thanks to Catminer!! Anyway a guy had a John Deere Hit and Miss set up to churn ice cream, the old fashioned way!! It was very...

Hi All, Been a bit busy buying a new car... Finally i have my one small car that goes like the clappers!!! 2012 VW Golf 2.5L! Andrew

Hi All, I managed to pick this 5C collet chuck up for a really good price! It all works very smoothly and is made by a machinist from castings. There are two issues i have with it is: the bore is not very smooth. And it has a slight runout. Is there a way to hone it on the lathe to get...

Hi All, I have had the last two weeks off work due to some serious health issues... The first week was a write off for any work in the shop, all i could manage was to look at the machines and be on here! Anyway the second week i was feeling a bit better and decided to do something for a...

How many shapers is too many? I have the late 1920's Rhodes, which I will never get rid of. Famous last words? Not too sure... I was contacted on the weekend about an Atlas shaper. Going to have a look at it on Friday evening. The people selling it seem to be very helpful and are willing to...

Hi All, Tool question time!!! ;D I am on the lookout for a small surface grinder and need some opinions! (Actually it is for Catminer, i am looking for one a bit smaller...) There is a Boyar Schultz 6X12 in pretty good shape with a magnetic chuck for sale. The price seems to be pretty good and...

woohoo1 WOOOOHOOOOOO! woohoo1 I am going to pick up a shaper tonight!!!!! ;D :big: Here are some pics of it from the seller And the slotter head Here is a link to it on lathes.co.uk: http://www.lathes.co.uk/rhodes/ And the sellers description: For sale is a Rhodes shaper, estimated date...

Hi All, On request from Catminer, AKA Peter i will post this. Many months ago Peter and i got together for the first time. I drove down to his place to see his workshop and his large collection of hit and miss engines he has made. One of them is an Atkinson cycle engine, very cool indeed!!! I...

Following on from the Clausing mill questions... I have been moving my tooling over to the mill. It has a MT2 in the spindle. So far I have ordered a MT2 to ER-25 adapter, I have a full set of collets. This is fine for mills, drills and reamers. What I am having some difficulty with is finding...

Just saw this one on T.V and it had some neat stuff in it! Looks like an air pressure collet system and a very cool spring winder!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYme2M_YPu0 Andrew

http://www.ptc.com/products/creo-elements-direct/modeling-express/ Found this on the German dampfforum site. Looks like it may be a good one to try! Andrew

My Teco VFD is home and i am reading the manual. The model # is JNEV-101-H1 http://www.tecowestinghouse.com/PDF/EV_Micro_Drive.pdf Very confusing to say the least! ??? I get the power in and power out and the simple stuff. Do i need to have a fuse/breaker before the power goes to the VFD? Does...

Found this a while ago on fleabay! I just love the detailing, the patina and how it feels! ;D As far as i can tell it is from the early 60's. Still works like a dream!!! Andrew

Thought this was a really cool video to share! Hand made files from start to finish! http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/blog5/email32112B.html Andrew

Hi All, I posted a while ago about a Keller Die Filer that i had acquired. It was pretty disgusting from sitting all oily and had hardened to an impenetrable goo! Decided to strip and clean it so that it would look presentable. Had all the parts sitting in Simple Green for a day and the main...

Hi All, Thought i would share some pictures of what i do! Dental technician by trade, 5 years at Technical College and ended up with a B.Tech Degree, many years ago... ;D Anyway we had a cool case come in that sort of related to machining! A gold implant bar needed some 1.8mm holes drilled...

Hi All, Thought i would share some pictures of our small booth at a woodshow. We try and be there every year to try an drum up some more interest and members. The table was crowded this year with all sorts of engines! A lot of interest from people which was quite encouraging! I have some...

Hi, I was at a woodshow on Sunday and picked this up from one of the vendors. He also has an Atlas shaper he is thinking of selling! I am first in line for that one too! ;D Anyway, does anyone have any info on the Keller die filers? I have been looking for a manual or anything and have had no...

If only i was closer!!! This looks like an awesome lathe!!! http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PRISTINE-RIVETT-8-1-2-x-21-PRECISION-BACK-GEARED-SCREW-CUTTING-LATHE-608-/360442813481?pt=BI_Lathes&hash=item53ec10dc29#ht_5553wt_1398

Hi All, I have bought new bearings for my mills leadscrews, a Clausing 8520 mill. Removing the old ones was really tough to do and required some gentle persuasion with Mr. Hammer. What is the best way to install the new ones on the leadscrews without any damage to them? Thanks! Andrew