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The Sea Fury has been living in a plastic bag for a lot of years and when I found it it was stuck but I managed to get it to turn over again with a little...

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I just received one of the Accu-size end mills yesterday. Gave it a try on a piece of 3" Durabar that I am squaring up. The mill barely grunts on...

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I have a Sea Fury air cooled model outboard that uses a glow plug. Don't know what I am going to do with this thing, but I imagine on good hydroplane...

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Again my best guess. If you use a bolt or something with a known thread and set it up in the tool with the correct wire caps, then zero the tool. You...

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I think you are on the right track. Looks to me like a 3 wire type of thread measuring devise. Not to sure how you would use it but possible the rectangular...

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Thanks BC Rider, I think I will get one and try it on the Dur-bar. I have a fly cutter from Tormach that leaves a beautiful finish on both steel and aluminum....

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Just had a look and KBC has way oil in 4 different weights for about $30 per gallon in Canada, probably cheaper in the US.

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OK if you don't mind. I have a chunk of round Dura-bar that I might want to mill some flats on. And , yes Dura-bar is a type of cast iron known as Ductile...

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I wonder how your APKT inserts would work on Dura-Bar ?...

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Do you know why the orange cleaners work so well ? Just try and peel and orange when your hands are dirty.

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I have been using the Fast Orange soap bars for years when I get the paws really dirty. works very well and the bars last a long time.

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If it were me, I would remove the apron from the lathe and completely disassemble it getting all the critical shafts gears etc.out of the way. You may...

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Looks like another hidden talent coming out. Looks really good Brian.

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I have been polishing up the brass parts with Turtle wax which keep it from tarnishing and I think it looks really good.

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Looks and sounds real good Brian. I am looking forward to possibly trying one of these somewhere down the road.

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Can someone tell me where I might be able to get a set of plans for a model Corliss steam engine? I have a copy of the JDWDS plans but it is too big....