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Ethanol can be used as a non ferrous misting coolant, plus it is soluble in water. Used neat, it won't cause rusting.

I may have missed another reply saying the same, but a simple addition that can help a great deal and reduce the work either you, or a motor has to do, is use a 'gas ram' of the type typically employed on car tail gates to assist the lift. Cheaply available on Aliexpress.

Have had a lathe for ages, and recently aquired a small mill, so decided it was time for my first ever steam build, sort of nudged along by a certain liking of the 'steam punk' genre that is happening these days. Based very much on the Steve's Workshop simple oscillating engine design, but with...

No need to hide under the chair :) I agree that Myfords have been slipping into the 'silly money territory' for some time now, but occasionally a decent one seems to slip under the radar. I am interested to know what your experiences have been that downrate your opinion of these wee beasties? My...

They may be thin on the ground in Canada, but you will be hard pressed to beat a Myford lathe. Though dating back 50 plus years, spares can still be obtained as the manufacturer only recently stopped trading. They can double as a mill, though I am really lucky to have a small Boxford mill that...