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Hukshawn said:
What did I buy today??
Oh, I'll tell you what I bought today!




SUUUURRRFAAAAACE GRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINDER!!!!!! :D:D:eek::eek::eek::D:eek::eek:

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I didn't even get all the straps and chains off before I had to try it out!
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Not too shabby!
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Mind the apprentice mark in the corner :big grin:

The machine runs well, but it's got some weirdness... A furnace fan motor, for one... And the janky wiring and the household light switch.
I may do a tear down, not sure yet.
That part I ground was good to .0004" across 4". And that was just a quick pass on top and bottom with only rubbing the magnet down with WD40 and a rag. I will probably pull the table and clean it all and grind the magnet flat. It's a bit beat up.

Needless to say tho, I'm over the moon.
I'd say something silly like, my machine shop is complete, lathe, mill, grinder... But let's be honest here...
That said, this grinder is taking up the LAST corner I could clean out in the garage. And that included building a whole pile of cabinets and mounting them on the walls.
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A machine shop is never truly complete! So many machines. so little time!
 
benmychree said:
I can't say, the spousal unit would not be amused.
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I mentioned it to the wife a few weeks ago. Last week she said she didn't care if I bought it..... Out of the blue!!
Either she was drinking (she doesn't drink) or I'm really wearing her down. Haha.
 
Hukshawn said:
I'd say something silly like, my machine shop is complete, lathe, mill, grinder... But let's be honest here... That said, this grinder is taking up the LAST corner I could clean out in the garage.
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So next step is an addition to the garage?

Congrats Shawn!

-brino
 
benmychree said:
Or, maybe you just don't know the lingo ----- sure, go ahead and do it, but some day it will be thrown up in your face --- just saying -----
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It was the next day. Lol
But you gotta jump when the gettins good then deal with the repercussions later.
Her only complaint is that I spent all day driving 600km and loading the thing into the garage until 10:30, while she had to chase the boy all day. she wants a day away from the boy today, but I really should go to work. Haha.
 
Today i had some free time so i visited couple of tool markets, did lots of looking and walking but did not find many things, seams the cold weather has scared some of the vendors, one thing i found is this oil barrel pump, is much more compact then the one i'm using now, other things i bought is this big threading die and this old cut off blade holder, it has an camshaft style lock on it and uses 12 x 3 mm HSS cutter which i have, i did send lot of time and found very few things.
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