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Apr 18, 2024, 06:56 PM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Vacuum forming footwell liners - GIF in Tool Talk

That would be one smelly job. A good technique though. Mark

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Apr 14, 2024, 11:16 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Finishing a swimming pool - GIF in Tool Talk

Fiber crete has chopped fiberglass or plastic string in it as a replacement for steel bar. It is still concrete. The fiberglass or polypropylene...

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Apr 11, 2024, 07:32 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Finishing a swimming pool - GIF in Tool Talk

I think that you are right Frank. Looking on my TV I see no fibers being mashed into the cement.

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Apr 10, 2024, 08:03 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Icebreaker breaking lake ice - GIF in Tool Talk

Medium icebreaker on the St.Lawrence. We only have a few heavy ice breakers. https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/icebreaking-deglacage/fleet-flotte-eng.html...

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Apr 10, 2024, 07:57 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Removing pavement milling machine teeth - GIF in Tool Talk

Some seriously good thinking on that system. Wonder who really came up with it? The millwrights or the engineers? Mark

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Apr 10, 2024, 07:55 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Mini tiller - GIF in Tool Talk

Battery powered. Pretty big one too! I was last in China in 2019 and even then gas was not all that cheap. There is no personal taxes in China....

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Apr 10, 2024, 07:52 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Finishing a swimming pool - GIF in Tool Talk

Fibercrete. A smart way to do a pool like this. But it is the final finish not all of the structure. Also a heck of a lot of work. This stuff can set...

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Apr 9, 2024, 08:28 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Mill conversion. Home made "Marvin" attachment in Best Homemade Tools

Try aliexpress. Some of the stuff is very reasonable. Not all of it. As you say, some is good on ebay or Amazon. I shop a bit. Sometime 30 minutes...

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Apr 4, 2024, 09:23 PM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Milling machine - video in Homemade Tools

This looks simple. But, there is a large amount of work in this picture. Seeing your video will be very nice! Mark

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Mar 29, 2024, 03:06 PM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Robotic concrete screed - GIF in Tool Talk

Easier by hand if you ask me.

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Mar 29, 2024, 07:59 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Robotic concrete screed - GIF in Tool Talk

This is a sand coat. Tile will be going over top of it. It goes on rather dry as you can see. It is hard on the body to do this. But much faster...

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Mar 26, 2024, 07:34 AM

mwmkravchenko replied to a thread Chinese poultry factory - GIF in Tool Talk

Interesting how there's no commercial factory shown. Just a nice backward stereotype that fits a predetermined preconception. Travel to China. I...

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Biography:: Long time working and making things. Professional Cabinetmaker. Loudspeaker Design Consultant. Amateur at many other endeavours.

Location:: Perth Ontario Canada

Interests:: Machining, welding, casting, tool design

Occupation:: Audio Engineering Consultant and partime Cabinetmaker/Carpenter at large.

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11:30 AM - mwmkravchenko quoted Inflight in post Vintage work crew photos
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Feb 20, 2023

04:28 PM - mwmkravchenko quoted Toolmaker51 in post Milling machine - video
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04:07 PM - mwmkravchenko quoted SteelCraft in post Milling machine - video
Steel structure can be 2 times ...
07:48 AM - mwmkravchenko quoted Toolmaker51 in post Milling machine - video
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Feb 10, 2023

07:14 PM - mwmkravchenko quoted Frank S in post Chopping wood with style - GIF
Any wood that is that easy t...

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Jan 29, 2023

09:31 AM - mwmkravchenko quoted desbromilow in post Grader ripping old pavement - GIF
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Jan 25, 2023

09:00 PM - mwmkravchenko quoted Frank S in post Grader ripping old pavement - GIF
A good grader operator would...
08:50 PM - Frank S quoted mwmkravchenko in post Grader ripping old pavement - GIF
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Jan 24, 2023

07:54 PM - mwmkravchenko quoted Frank S in post Extracting quarried stone block - GIF
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07:27 PM - mwmkravchenko quoted Wildwilly in post Grader ripping old pavement - GIF
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Jan 18, 2023

09:50 PM - Toolmaker51 quoted mwmkravchenko in post Recovering loader from a frozen lake - GIF
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08:36 AM - Toolmaker51 quoted mwmkravchenko in post WWII "Don't Scrap It" poster - image
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Jan 9, 2023

08:29 AM - mwmkravchenko quoted Occasional machinist in post Nonius 1/40 an Drehmaschinen Oberschlitten.
For me, the best bit is the use of PCB ma...

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