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Caliper
I have a Mitutoyo digital caliper that I bought in 1995. It has given me good service all these years but just lately I noticed that it reads about .002 over. The reading is about the same all the way...
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Jet lathe motor HELP
My 13 x 40 Jet lathe motor gave up the goast. Turn it on and it hums. It is against the wall so it is hard to see the motor but I see capacitor gue coming out of it. it is a 2 HP 220 VAC Capacitor...
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Laptop System equirements for SW
Awl -- I'm looking for a laptop that will run SW, trying to avoid super-pricey. According to I'd be best off cost-wise/ram-wise with regular XP Pro, 32 bit. But then there is a note that support for...
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Turning an O-ring groove in piston
So what's the proscribed method? I expect I need a pretty consistent radius bottom. What's the best way. Make a rough semi V lathe bit, and then make a decent round one to finish?
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irrigation water flow rate and nozzle diameter
Most unusual frost/freeze predicted tomorrow. We're looking at winds 18 gusting to 25 with freezing conditions. The strawberries are in bloom. Standard protocol for still condition frost in strawberry...
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What casters for Vidmar fullsize cabinet
Accidentally, a full size Lyon (like Vidmar) cabinet followed me home. The MF weighs at least 400 lbs empty. It looks like this ebay item now it is on lousy Chinese casters and before I load it up, I...
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Results of rifle bedding attempt
I promised to report results on this activity. I'm pleased with the results. The accuracy of a decent but inexpensive rifle was significantly improved with one of the several loads tried today. There...
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Square tubing T-joint
Howdy, I am needing to join (weld) a vertical member of square tubing to a horizontal member that sits on the floor (all tubing being 2.5" x 3/16"). The problem, as you have likely come across, is...
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Traub TB60 cam auto
I have been looking at this lathe, it has a 6 station turret and 4 slides. How does it work for setting the feed on the turret when tapping and using a diehead. The rest I can figure out with using...
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OT: 2700-yard sniper record
This will warms the hearts of the terminal-ballistics hobbyists: A Brit soldier, Craig Harrison, set a new record by killing two Taliban from 2706 yards away, using an Accuracy International L11583...
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fa: linotype alloy - several folks wanted this a while back
but nobody sent me money - so, you can get it from ebay with a 99 cent starting bid for 60 pounds was quite a discussion of the wonderfulness of this for casting bullets and stuff a while back.
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Miller Dynasty DX
I ran across a naked Dynasty DX built about 1998 based on the serial number. The owner is asking $1000 for the machine alone, but can sell a WP17 torch and regulator for an additional $100. No foot...
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Froze The Last Computer
Wow, was that stupid ! I should have known better. New climate and many wrong assumptions. There is a lot of humidity in cold weather and super cooling of CPU's maybe neat,but mother boards don't...
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Collet closer
I won this in a liquidation auction (almost all prices sucked). lot 1258 includes a coller closer. My question is, how nard is it to adapt it to my Clausing 6913 lathe? What is it missing, just the...
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flip primers
I got a small problem. I put nice new primers, powder, and bullets in all my brass a couple months ago. Now all the primers are dented and the bullets and powder are missing The most tedious job was...
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