Any way to tell from a brand name which of the tools in Harbor Freight are quality? Chicago Electric - obviously crap. Is this a Harbor Freight brand? What about Central Machinery? There are a lot of...
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Has anyone had any parts laser cut? Is it expensive? I want to have some flat stainless, brass, and copper sheeting cut, and I will furnish the patterns. Steve
Motors all seem to follow NEMA sizes and standards in North America. What are the standards outside the US? Do chinese and italian machinery use standardized motor mounts and sizes? It seems foreign...
kuchennego. Temat niedawno byl, a ja sie ciagle nie dowiedzialem - czy po kamieniu nalezy noz przesuwac "ostrzem do przodu", czyli niejako "ostrzyc pod ostrze", czy ostrzem do tylu/z ostrzem. A moze...
I am trying to collect material and ideas in order to make a mini backhoe. I may never make one, but I am proceeding on the grounds that I will. Before starting in on how I should just buy a real...
I dont know if there's any UK users on here, but I would be interested to know what you do with discarded single use gas cylinders - the small ones which you buy in places like Machine Mart ... The...
Off Topic Portion: The warning is for trolls like the one who replied once to the last metalworking post confused and finding the title hard to read. Hopefully when trolls realize its real metal...
I've been reading Ivan Law's book on making gear cutters and he described the design and build of a "button cutter" to generate an approimation of the involute profile. Mr. Law sets out two tables of...
I sold my first injection molds made on a tiny Taig CNC milling machine. Compared to a half million dollar Haas mold maker it too was a POS. In the spirit of paying it forward I am working on a video...
I happened to be talking to a jeweler who was working on a large piece of 10 ga (about 1/8 inch) silver. She needed to make multiple closed end slots, each around 6 to 9 inches long. She tried to use...
I can't help you with power settings. I'll be interested in those responses, too. One thing you might want to get is a 55 gal drum to plasma cut into. I got one set up on Friday and it eliminates much...
I want to recharge the refrigerant in my auto air conditioner. I've assembled all the necessary tools except for one item. My vacuum pump is outfitted with a 3/4" female NPT fitting and the discharge...
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