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    05-16-2013, 09:41 AM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Where to buy a good straightedge in General
    For Canadians, I have a couple from Lee Valley not the greatest but they are good enough for a lot of general use A hump back style is best.
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    04-30-2013, 08:38 PM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread sharp 1340 j in General
    there is a place sharpmachinetools.com that has brought machines in and sold them under their name, maybe they can help you
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    04-24-2013, 09:27 AM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Installing a hydraulic gauge to read it easily? in General
    sometimes you can file or otherwise remove some of the material around the hole it is screwing into, or make an adapter 1/4 male to 1/4 female and...
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    04-12-2013, 03:14 PM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread casting aluminum in General
    Dr Stan is right no magnesium, all things that are cast are not good. Things that are designed to be very light like chainsaws have Magnesium and you...
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    03-30-2013, 10:56 AM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Threaded insert for Aluminum in General
    finding them, if you have trouble locating them some automotive suppliers carry them for mounting things like mirrors on trucks
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    03-17-2013, 11:50 AM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Ex-Cell-O 602 Mill in General
    Could you let me know the source and cost of VFD's as it seems you have done the research for me. So if the gear box takes care of the low rpm loss...
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    03-17-2013, 10:58 AM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Ex-Cell-O 602 Mill in General
    Well thanks to the help from this forum I now have the motor off. It's a piss poor way of mounting motor from a service point of view. With any luck...
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    03-16-2013, 10:06 AM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread dead Milwaukee drill in General
    one thing about Milwaukee is I can afford the parts, they are reasonable.
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    03-13-2013, 09:04 PM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Ex-Cell-O 602 Mill in General
    that's pretty close to the other manual but the vary spring it talks about is not accessible, at least so far it's not. This 602 has a couple of...
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    03-13-2013, 06:55 PM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Ex-Cell-O 602 Mill in General
    still trying to get the motor off. My current line of thought is to pop the motor up about an inch and fit a fork/wedge in between the motor and the...
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    03-13-2013, 01:13 PM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Ex-Cell-O 602 Mill in General
    thanks very much that will help
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    03-13-2013, 12:37 PM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread Ex-Cell-O 602 Mill in General
    I have unbolted the motor and it does not just lift off something else is holding it
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    03-13-2013, 10:42 AM
    Bill McLeod started a thread Ex-Cell-O 602 Mill in General
    I am starting on a project to change the motor on this mill. I have a few questions, and I have never worked on this mill before. Right now I am...
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    02-27-2013, 09:32 AM
    Bill McLeod replied to a thread aluminum cost per lb in General
    Aluminum extrusion and plate is running somewhere just under $3 @ pound in Vancouver
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