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Dumore has some resources for repair parts: https://www.dumoretools.com/parts/series-57/tool-post-grinder?osCsid=b1hl1bjrk1krcnoqe05uae7o05 Craig from Oakville, ON

In case anybody else was intrigued by Tesla's turbine: https://teslaresearch.jimdofree.com/articles-interviews/the-tesla-steam-turbine-scientific-american-september-30th-1911/ Craig

Rob: Welcome! Looks like you are off to a roaring start! There are a couple of Youtube channels that recently been featuring a Stuart models build, step by step. Some very creative fixturing was required for the raw castings. For a raw newbie like me, it was very eye-opening. Re...

Do we have a Quote of the Day thread? If so, this snippet belongs there! Craig

For those of us just getting started: https://myfordboy.blogspot.com/p/the-myfordboy-steam-engine.html Tonnes more info on the website. Craig (I think I'm going to ask Santa to add this to my Christmas list!)

Details of the free version at: https://www.onshape.com/products/free Craig

Hi: Just in case, the manual for your CX601 is available as a pdf from BusyBee: https://www.busybeetools.com/pages/Manuals.html [Search for CX6 and you'll get to the right spot.] I didn't check but hopefully a parts diagram and list is included. Craig

How often have I said words to that effect! Craig

A fellow on Youtube has been restoring an Alba 1A over the past few months. It is not finished but you may get some ideas from his work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdOPminKhv7QRRnNzDu1DCw BTW, there was some non-obvious damage to his that needed repair. Craig

The listed prices is "$12,345". I think this is an obtuse way of asking for best offer. Maybe. Another board that I follow has a strict policy that anything offered for sale must list a price. Every once in a while, something is listed like: "in accordance with board policy, asking...

Hey! Me too!! Looks like a simple process and the results in the video are pretty darn good. Craig

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My KBC catalogue happened to be beside me. Looks like you got the KBC-brand "T-Shaped Cut-off Blade". Neither the catalogue or the web site shows the cross-section of the blade but I guess they mean it is tapered rather than a simple rectangle. As you've seen, it is clearly not the shape of...

Could you briefly summarize the CDCO problem? I assume that the musical instrument problem related to a protected wood species? Rosewood? A fellow I know has amassed a jaw-dropping stash of exotic woods that he uses in constructing ultra-high-end woodworking planes [1]. He builds the planes...

I was going to stay out of this as I have no practical experience. However, one technique that I've seen on Youtube is to use some yellow pigment before checking for high spots. The yellow is to add more contrast. For example, Keith Rucker shows this around the 5:00 mark in this video: As...

That's the kind of stuff I was wondering about. I didn't realize any Myford had power cross-feed! What does "improved" headstock bearings mean? Roller bearings? Regarding buying a lathe, I have two at the moment. Myford's come up about as often as any other brand around here so it is...

Hi: I see Myford metal lathes come up for sale from time to time. There seem to have been various models: ML7, Super 7, Super 7 Plus, ... but I don't know anything about how they differ. Is there a resource somewhere that gives an overview? I know about Tony's excellent site (lathes.co.uk)...

I'm a rookie at machining so I wouldn't call myself a model engine machinist at this point. Maybe some day. However, there are at least two long-running and active model engineering clubs in Southern Ontario: https://sites.google.com/site/tsmeweb/ http://hamiltonmodelengineeringclub.com The...

Hi Colin. My sister and her partner just moved to Woodstock last year. He's a retired aircraft maintenance engineer and has an Atlas 10-F but mostly works on plastics. I'm down in Oakville. I'm in my rookie year of machining but I'm pretty obsessed with it! Craig

Why? Craig