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Hmm... about 2 Hrs from me. Nor too far. I've driven a lot further than that for nothing
Thanks Dallen.

I use 70 mesh olivine sand. I get it from a local foundry. I asked if I could buy a few buckets full, the guy said you bring the buckets you can have the sand free, he even gave me a tour Great guy!

also as to the topic at hand, I don't like it when I am searching for information on the internet, come across a forum and then I am unable to view any of the attached pictures that is quite aggravating, also I doubt I will join forums with settings like that, simply because if I can't see any of t...

Well, I found a 5/8" steel hexagon shaped stake that fits in my toolpost like a glove. Just weld a cutting bit to it and voila.. a boring bar ;) You might consider making a tool holder for the boring bar that bolts directly to the compound. I have made bars for long reach jobs that don't fit in...

One more thing.... if welding on one of those bits to the end of a bar is fine, would it be ok to weld it on so that when the bar is in the toolpost the bit points to the right? That way I can cut in reverse... cutting AWAY from the chuck so I don't have to worry about running into it.

hi David, boring bar chatter is exactly why I came up with the idea. I can only hold 1/2" diameter tools in my toolpost. I thought a bar at 1/2" diameter, 7+" long only supported in the toolpost would probably chatter like crazy and produce an out of round hole. But so you think it'll...

I'd like to cast a 6 or 7" long aluminum cylinder and then bore it till I have an ID of 2". Instead of buying a boring bar, can I make one? (I'm new to lathes, btw.) What I was thinking off is securing the workpiece to the compound somehow. Get a piece of socker rod, drill a hole somewhere...

Cool link on anodizing aluminum

http://www.focuser.com/anodize.html

Oh wow, these look great!

I second the writeup idea

Sulfuric acid isn't hard to find. It's sold as drain cleaner. The brand I get is called Liquid Fire which seems to be pretty common. It's about 93% sulfuric acid from what I've read. If you can't find that brand, in the drain cleaners isle look for plastic bottles that come in thick plastic bags, th...