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OT - Filtering Google Group Postings in Agent?
I tried to filter by "Organization:", but Agent won't let me. Is there another way? I don't want to get rid of gmail, just posters from Google Groups (so far). I don't really want to do it here, but...
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Brown and Shapre techmaster lives and grinds
After almost a year the "new" B & S grinder is in place. Found out you could stop the table with your hand and could not get a nice slow travel feed out of it, While trying to figure out why the PARK...
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OT: NRA special offers?
Is anybody else getting a load of spam offers from the NRA for wine collections ("Dear NRA Wine Lover...2005 The Acrobat Mendocino County Malbec...Normally a Bordeaux blending variety, this Malbec is...
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Bridgeport installation
Gentlemen. The bridgeport mill is still sitting on the trailer behind its new home. Tomorrow I will cut a huge gaping hole in the back wall of the house and shove the machine into the back bedroom...
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Older Rong-Fu Mill Drill Question
Howdy, In a few days I will be looking at a mill drill for consideration of purchase, an older 2HP RF-30, and am hoping someone might have some experience with those. It is an actual "Rong Fu 30" ,...
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Using a "bigfoot" (large dia wheel) dolly/handtruck
I own a generic handtruck/dolly with 10 inch dia pneumatic wheels. The primary use of the dolly is to move appliances (not enough use to justify getting a real $$ appliance dolly). My dolly is 22 inch...
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Gasket material
I have some 1/16 cork gasket sheets at home. I am needing the carb to gas tank and carb to engine gaskets. Can I just make some out of this material or will it not work because it is a little thicker...
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Intentional rust
I found a source for new free corrugated 22 ga bare steel panels 3' wide. I'm going to use them for a shade. The guy said they were 602 or something like that, meaning that the coating on them...
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Bench grinder motor for Ig
Anybody need a 40hp 3-ph motor for a bench grinder, drill press or such? It might take some adapting. I'm finally dismantling my dust collection system not that I get all my blocks made elsewhere. The...
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Actual Metalworking content: 'New' 1916 110HP Rotary
Take a look at you are tired of reading of politics ** mike ** Detail of the rotary pistons mechanism in the Oberusel Engine.
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light Rust Removal
I have a friend with a couple of guns that have gotten a light coat of rust on them. How is the best way to remove that very light coat of rust without removing the bluing as well? Thanks, Al
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Troy Bilt Tiller HH60 engine replacement?
I have an old troy bilt tiller about 1981, that broke a rod. It is the HH60 engine. I have chaecked everywhere and no replacement rod is available. It is discontinued. I believe it is a 6 horse...
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CNC Enclosure
of you guys use something like this? What is the benefit or perceived benefit? I was thinking I might make a vinyl cover for my mill to keep dust and other shop particle out of the slide surfaces and...
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Niobium machining polishing
Enough with the easy stuff you guys.. Any ideas of how to get a mirror finish on both sides down through a deep (inches) 0.02-0.03" wide saw kerf in pure niobium? It's a through cut, if that helps...
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Metal fatigue? Best vid EVER!
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