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Chinese metal is because of corruption. All they do is cut corners. They are also salvaging sunken WW2 ships that are protected war graves and the using that steel. Desecrating the resting places of fallen sailors.

I did find someone locally and I can get 55 gallons for 68 bucks as opposed to the nearly 400 bucks. I have an empty 55 gallon drum on its way but won't be here for 2 weeks. 2 steps forward, 5 steps backwards...

@@opieshomeshop awesome !

Spoiled too.

3D print, sure. Any time! LOL..

I'm going to be manufacturing things from my shop and I need to anodize what I'm producing. I will offer small run and single item anodizing but that's not my main goal. My set up is based on other small shops like mine that also anodize their products and what I have is the correct set up. Most of the other shops use 2 of the heaters I have in each tank while I chose one. They also drill holes in their buckets and I didn't want to do that so my set up is a little different than theirs. They also use the same exact pump I have. The dye tank needs circulating for a variety of reasons so a pump is still needed no matter what. I'm not through searching for the deionized water. I don't live in a big city so I won't know until Monday what's available to me here. I might not have a choice in the matter. Eventually I will need to install a reverse osmosis and type II deionizing set up and I have a friend who is in the water industry who is already checking for me what I will need to invest in order to do that.

Thank you mate. I'm learning, and I think that's what I like most about it.

I've seen people get good results but after searching reviews on this product there are an equal number if not higher number of people who have struggled with this as well. The one thing I noticed was it seems to be thick and resins I used in the past were thin and flowed much better and thus gave much better results. I don't have any future plans for repeating a project like this but if I do I'm going to use the older resins I had used a long time ago. Ill never use this stuff again.

There is no honesty in the world. There should be more to help us protect our ideas.

@@opieshomeshop I have thought about a patent law cooperative. I just don’t know where or how to start one.

My thoughts are that only big money gets the worm and the little guy gets nothing. Musicians can protect their music very easily and even internationally. If someone has a new idea whatever it may be, if its feasable, it should not cost $50,000 in attorineys fees to properly write up the language needed in a patent to avoid the loop holes that other corporations attorneys are going to try and find so they can exploit them to their advantage. Even a trademark is easier to protect than a patent. The system is rigged in favor of the powerful corporations and the little guy has very little if any leverage. It could be made a lot more fair and affordable and an attorney should not be needed to write a patent. Starting a coopertaive can be a big undertaking. Its a good idea though.

Thats what I said!

Thats going to happen soon. Next 2 or 3 weeks.

Anodizing room.

I only buy what I need and I try to buy the best when I can. Ive had other people recomend I make some of what I need and I have a few reasons why Im not doing that. Eventually the day will come that I do but until then, Im content with buying what I need. The surface grinder is something I have been toying with getting in a basket case state and rebuilding it from the ground up because that would be a cheaper option and end me up with a nice reconditioned machine. Unfortunately that idea has been shelved until some time in the future as the dentist has taken over my finances for the next year forseably. Every now and then I get stuff from people who passed away. My machinist handbook is one example and the guys name was in the book so I looked him up and found his obituary. I saved it and put it with the book. He wasn't even a machinist but the book was in his personal library. Some of the tools I got people that have passed away can be reconditioned to new status and I have left them as they are with the marks and dings they left behind to serve as a memory of their history, life and use. That includes some of my dads tools as well.

@@opieshomeshop I would be most careful with surface grinders... My one has some unknown issues that have to be sorted out... I picked an ELB SW4AII, and the machine is a beast, the systems are great for repairing(Y and Z axis have removable ways, so no grinding or scraping of 1000kg pieces just to deal with one axis), but even then, just the table of the grinder is around 150kg(330lbs), the column is around 600kg without the head itself which is around 120kg itself... The whole machine is around 3000kg, and while the design is such that the machine is essentially immortal and indefinitely maintainable, the undertaking is fucked up, especially as i currently don`t have a real shop, more of a machine storage unit, given how many of them i managed to stack in one room... Surface grinders can be full of disgusting issues, bent tables from overclamped magnetic chucks, which results in fucked up wear pattern that is hard to correct... Poor hydraulic service that has the oil passages full of grit that constantly gets pushed into ways and similar - clogged oil ways, clogged metering units, worn out pump that isn`t supplying enough oil... The headstocks with bronze journal bearings can be worn out and require quite some effort to restore the spindle performance... I do advise you to get one, that is for sure, hell, i would offer to source one for you, a Blohm toolroom surface grinder, medium size, around footlong height of max wheel dia to magnet or so about, decent axial travel, some 400mm(foot+4inches) of X, some 300mm of Y and 350 of functional Z travel... The machine was not really used nor abused, it made parts for the Charmilles that i picked up from the guy, but alas, you are likely across the pond, so that won`t do... But there are great machines that are being sold for decent prices... I think the guy wants around 3k for it, but given the condition, the full equipment, low hours, healthy hydraulics, very nice grind pattern(i have tooling made with it, so i can tell at least that much for sure)... If you are getting a clapped out s.g. make absolutely sure that it has removable ways that can be remade with ease and sent out to professional grinding if you don`t want to lap the shit out of them... And make bloody damn sure that you know what you are getting yourself into... I have quite a few machines that need a total overhaul, my surface grinder potentially being one of them, and i can tell you that while it is doable and is a pleasure to do so, you really want to aid yourself in so doing, as you will sweat blood by the end, especially if you don`t have a ridiculously massive surface plate, a major 2 pillar gantry crane, micron and submicron metrology pieces and reference squares, and even with that, you can have issues establishing a whole machine geometry from scratch... You would technically best start with the base of the machine, scraping and leveling the 3/4/5/6 feet of the machine, flipping it back on the feet, parallel scraping the table ways in the machine base to establish the X and Y at dead 90 and absolutely parallel with the feet themselves, therefrom moving to ensuring the dead 90 of the Z axis, which could actually use some positive inclination towards the operator, as the head will always kick up a bit as it grinds, thus you can use the slightest of inclination away from dead 90 to negate the kick-up and ensure the dead 90 during actual grinding, rather than while the machine is sleeping... And all of that is either easier or harder to do, depending on your machine configuration, as surface grinders come in 5 potential configurations of axial arrangements... And that is just working on the machine axes on the machine base, which leaves you with the actual ``removable components`` like the head and the ways of the head carrier or however that is arranged, the table ways and it`s clamping surface and the Y axis which can come in one of few forms, in my case, it being that 600kg column that carries the headstock itself... A lathe or a mill is most often a very simple machine to deal with when restoring(and that is a lie), but a surface grinder can be a fucking pain in the ass to just take apart, let alone restore... Also, do be most careful and devoted to full inspection of the machine castings... Cracks and broken castings can be masked by coats of paint and filler, enough to fool you as a potential buyer, so be most careful around that, bring a small bronze or brass hammer and gently tap each casting and surface, listen for weird shit and major inconsistencies in the sound and rebound... There ain`t no fixing of broken castings, not at a large machine level... I`ll keep this section brief, as i already wrote an essay... Yeah, i get the tool buying, especially without a s.g. at hand to contend with quick precision generation after milling or turn-facing... As said, yeah, I too get used tools and old stuff, and like you, i like to keep someone`s legacy alive, especially if i can see that that was a great man who loved his machines and tools and took good care of them... It`s kind of a ``generational wealth`` but not bound by familial bonds, but rather by the Spirit of love for great work and high arts... So you have my commendation there! Speaking of dentists, don`t even get me started, i`ve got an appointment tomorrow, and wisd.t. extraction in a week or so, followed by the extraction of the one on the other side, as both have issues... I hope that i`ll just be knocked the fuck out for the procedure, as i really don`t want to recall pliers dislodging a tooth and ripping it out of my bloody mouth, no pun intended... Also, i think i`ll get some proper stuff to knock myself out for the two weeks of each individual recovery... I guess some poppy-seed extract in a pipe would be fun to try... The chinese special, or is it ``the british special`` given that they are the ones who are behind it`s rise to popularity in china back in the day... Either way, i get your trouble in that regard, dental issues are a major bitch... Sorry for the mile long reply... Best regards! Steuss

Good advise and Ill be sure to remember what you said. its going to be a couple years at this point, IF this country doesn't to hell first. The debt Im taking on from the dentist is really aggrevating. Maybe in a couple years I can buy a new surface grinder. I sure need one though. I don't want to fill my shop up with too much. Down the road a ways I might opt for a horizontal mill. But thats more than a couple years down the road. Ill be back in the denstist chair friday getting crowns. Not looking forward to it. Thanks for the input.

@@opieshomeshop Anytime, it is always a pleasure sharing info that you are passionate about with others in the same field of interest... Speaking of surface grinders, this might be a bit of an unorthodox advice, but consider looking into rotary table surface grinders and blanchard grinders(not round column ones)... Depending on the size of the parts you are working on, those could be remarkably useful, even if more limited in work size(considering the machine dimensions)... Blanchards are just as capable in accuracy department, and offer a cool finish pattern but are fucky due to the stone shape which limits the usefulness(in my eyes) and kicks up the cost of the operation... Rotary table surface grinders are like a normal surface grinder with a round wheel, a Z axis, a Y axis but instead of the X, you have a massive rotary table that spins the thing under the wheel rather than traversing... Generally they are slower wearing if taken care of, somewhat easier to restore and generally more rigid and compact... A sort of a vertical grinding lathe for facing only, tho they can grind the outside diameter too if set up well... And the cylindrical grinding fixtures can be used, but are much harder to set up due to only one linear axis... Speaking of teeth, yeah, i got a 1.2k$ deal to fix my shit yesterday... So i get the annoyance on your part in that regard... Fucking chompers and their ungrateful acting up... Such a stupid fuck up given to creatures by nature... Of all the things that are supposed to be reliable, bones are the first on the list, why are they so fucking deplorably weak in so many aspects... And even worse - why do humans limit the progress of certain medical fields and advancements of species under the guise of ethics and other such bullshit...

Im going to be 5 grand into the teeth by the time Im done. I figured G-d must be playing a mean trick on us all to give us teeth that don't last for anything. We used blanchard grinders as it were, for facing flywheels when I was a mechanic back in the day. Something to think about. My shop is small so I cant fit much and its going to be a few years before I can get anything. As far as ethics go, there is no such thing. There are good people in the world and there are bad people in the world and the problem is the bad people act on their lack of morals and dishonesty. They lie in wait for the good people in the world because the good people arent looking out for someone hiding in the shadows ready to ambush them. The good people dont believe people lie and cheat and steal. The good people believe the lies and even when things get bad, they will do nothing. Hence the saying, there is a lion coming at me, oh no, Im going to die. Evil people are dishonest and often times have no problems with violence and the violent will always rule over the non violent masses. The violent will always win.

I talked to sherline a while ago and I was supposed to do an update video so I think Ill do that this week. I have new information on the chuck and spindle issues. Im slacking because Im busy with a lot of other things. Thanks for reminding me to get going on the update, look for it by later this week or the weekend. Thanks for commenting, I really appreciate it.

@@opieshomeshop Thanks. No stress on my side, I've got it figured out but it will be good for the community 😊

I think only the very early sherline lathes are incompatible with modern sherlines. Its rare that anyone is going to have one of the very early ones so getting parts from sherline is one of the nice benefits of owning this lathe. I hear you on the shipping costs and customs.

Oh yeah. I heat soaked the entire room for 24 hours and got everything to 85 degrees the night before and then let that temp soak into everything for the next 12 hours..

I love this brand. 1st time user no issues

HA HA. Yeah this guy is a definite rail fan. While I was there I didn't even notice all the other signals and rail stuff all over his front and back yard until I started editing the video. Mostly because I'm looking at the phone and not the surroundings but the next time I see him milling about I'm going to stop and talk to him.

Thank you and I agree with you 100%.

Thank you for the kind words. He's a true hero.

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Actually I think you can get them on amazon! LOL.

Thanks. It takes a lot of doo hickey's to make an anodizing room. LOL. I appreciate you watching my video. I just got off the phone with a theoretical physicist about the hover tracks...

@@opieshomeshop awesome, i knew you'd get right on it 👍😊

Thanks. I appreciate it.

I had something I was wanting to use but in the end they would not have fit. They were too bulky and I would have had to reduce the number of tubes by almost half. AND they were ten bucks each. So there was no way. I think the way it came out was great and as long as these don't leak, I'm happy with what I came with. Ill be doing a leak test by this weekend.