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Moving machines
Hello all, Is is just me, or does the metalworking industry seem deaf to hobbyists and other home-shop customers? Put another way, what is the correct approach to getting a machine off a truck in one...
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Online Machining Intro
This site has some basic introduction to machine tool operation and shop practice accompanied by rather decent photographic illustrations. Included are suggestions for initial tool purchases and...
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16 years ago
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Taps in green coating
If I see a tap in green coating, would it be correct to assume that it is a resharp? i
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16 years ago
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What is it? CCI
This set should be a little easier than the last one, only two of them are unidentified: Rob What is it?
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Reliable Tools in Irwindale out of business?
Did Reliable Tools in Irwindale go out of business? They do not have a web page nor do they answer the phone. If they are in business would they have walk-in retail (I'm allergic to ebay and...
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16 years ago
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MIG gas flow problem?
I was using my portable 110 v Century 135 MIG yesterday. The welder is about 10 years old and used infrequently (last used about 3 months ago). The melt looked like there was no shielding gas. I upped...
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16 years ago
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3 Phase power (Was: What compressor)
Well, at the promptings of a few friends, I called my local power company today. Turns out they will have an engineer evaluate whether or not they will supply 3 phase power, at no charge to me. So I...
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variac question?
I have a 20 amp variac. Yesterday I tried plugging it into a 20A circuit with its output voltage set to 30% of input voltage, and it (consistently) popped the breaker. When I set it to 100% of output...
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16 years ago
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Magnesium Firestarters
I was watching a TV show a few nights ago (Survivorman I think) where the guy scrapes off some small pieces of magnesium from a block and then proceeds to "light" it with a flint and steel... All to...
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Lathe advice
Hello all, I am considering adding a lathe to my growing collection of toys - make that tools, and want some guidance on what to get. Scanning some previous threads suggests that you will promptly ask...
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16 years ago
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Best Brazing Flux & Metal Prep for Brazing
I did a brazing job on an old parlor rifle with a broken receiver today and used the brazing rod with the blue flux on it. It went OK, but it would have gone better if I could have really cleaned up...
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16 years ago
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Built up crankshaft machining
Shortly I will be maching a builtup crankshaft for a model single cylinder engine. The suggested method in the prints is Loctite and tapered pins or silver soldering. I want to try the Loctite method...
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16 years ago
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hinged RJ45-8 connector
I have a ScanGuage( that has 2 RJ45-8 sockets, both of which are in the wrong spot, and pointing in the wrong direction. Does there exist a hinged connector, similar to the hinged/flex connectors that...
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16 years ago
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OT:Equipment Covers
I took over SWMBO's Singer last week and made an equipment cover for my wire welder. The cover is basically a rectangle with the bottom missing. I used ripstop nylon I got on sale at the local fabric...
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Supermagnet fun
A guy I know bid on an old non-working hard drive. It was big, something like ten inches by maybe 18 inches by three inches. I asked him why he wanted it, and he said he'd show me. A few days later,...
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