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Jacobs super chuck question
I have a knurled-sleeve Jacobs No. 1 Super Chuck which came to my hands among tooling for a lathe. The chuck has a small slotted screw in back end, near the outer perimeter, roughly parallel to the...
 
New DRO !
I got tired of the glitches with the Shumatech DRO 350 ... bought a relatively inexpensive unit that uses glass scales . I have mounting for the X and Y axes figured out , but the Z is going to be...
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Mechanic-ing The Farm Shop Goose Neck Trailer
I picked up a goose neck trailer a while back. I was told it was made by a farm shop in Ca, and the SN/ID is a CA issued number. One axle has brake. (No I didn't make a typo.) It has only one brake....
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boat propulsion - miniature computer-controlled steam plant?
Hello all I must leave this alone - but here's a thought which jumped to me. Started on path of learning "embedded electronic devices". Typically boards about 50mm square with inputs, outputs and a...
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I hate condensate
I left the Sportster with about 2/3 of a tank of gas over the winter . Guess how much of the tank is rusty and shedding enough to plug the fuel filters . I'm open to suggestions on how the get rid of...
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cordless tool 18V to 12V converter
We covered like topic before - buck/boost. Just need to "buck" - reduce voltage from 18V to 12V In your opinions - small fitment going into battery "shoe" of 12V tool adapting to fitting an 18V...
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What is a jaw crusher?
What Is A Jaw Crusher
 
rock jaw-crusher, other rock crushers
You have proved to be a remarkable font of knowledge. Fancifully looking forward to tunnel-blasting rock (local is a very hard granite) I looked to the "stemming". What you put put in the collar of...
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Dear Midwest Steel Supply
On December 29th I sent an email to asking about lead time on some metal. This is what I asked, "If I order 4 pcs 1/2 x 6 x 72 aluminum flat rectangular bar today when will it ship" I have since...
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Aluminum Flat Bar
Stocking up (for me). Order came to just over 600 pounds. A little less than 3.40 per pound delivery included. For more reasons than one I wish I could order this quantity every time I need aluminum....
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Moisture in 7018
When this popped up in my video feed I immediately thought of Richard's posts about water running off of 7018 rod. In this episode we tackle welding with completely soaked 7018s on 3/8th plates to see...
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Sizing stop drill holes
Are there any general rules of thumb for sizing the holes used to stop cracks? As a guess, I'd imagine the material thickness is the lower limit and anything bigger than five to ten times the...
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OT: Old Tow Strap
Other then pulling metal out of the sand (or mud) this is not a metal related post. You can see pictures here: ’m looking for an old strap I bought about 30 years ago. I actually bought three of...
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Metalworking , sorta
I'm finally getting around to changing out the gears in my truck axle . The "metalworking" part is that I have to make a device to hold the drive line yoke while I torque the nut . The rest is just...
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Bi-metal bench block
My friend the jeweler did me a real solid on my wife's Christmas gift , and I want to do something for him . Jewelers can never have too many bench blocks , and I'd like to make him a sorta special...
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