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3 pha motor tips needed
Uncle's 5hp single phase motor for his A.O. Dobbs table saw (big sucker) croaked on him so he went down to the scrap yard and bought a 5 hp 3 phase motor. I looked at the partially marked wires and...
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Welding tanks Explode
See the video. According to police, the van was filled with gas tanks and welding equipment. The man reportedly lit a cigarette, igniting gas fumes in the vehicle and setting off the explosion. Best...
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Clausing 5914 Manual posted to the dropbox
I finally got around to scanning the manual for the Clausing 5914 lathe: The PDF file is a very clear scan of 41 pages (one page being a fold-out), but weighs in at 11 megabytes. I was unable to open...
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#50 NMTB tooling available
I have a group of #50 taper mill tooling I need to move, is anyone interested? zip code 15301, south of Pittsburgh
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Pictures (not mine of course) -- Tod Engine Assembly done
``Crankshaft 105,000 lbs. Each flywheel half 60,000 lbs. 80 ton hydraulic crane 90 ton conventional crane. Whew! Glad its DONE!'' Crankshaft 105,000 lbs. Each flywheel half 60,000 lbs. 80 ton...
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Source for 5C handwheel collet closer drawtube assembly
I just bought a ~1918 Wade 8A precision toolmakers lathe, and it uses a Wade #8 collet, which is identical to a 5C collet except for a slightly longer length and a different (stronger) buttress...
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Grease or oil?
Some of the threads here got me thinking: What, in general, is a proper application for lubricating oil and when should one use grease? I spent a fair bit on the web and am no wiser. Strong opinions...
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Miller Syncrowave 250DX welder Amperage problem
This machine is a 2004 model used for tig with a water cooled torch and foot pedal remote control. The problem started when the remote cable was damaged causing the machine to give an error code 12....
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Machining Curriculum
From time to time the question about what specific things are most important to learn about machining. I have scanned the 1990 curriculum of the state of CT Vo-Tech machine tool program. This scan is...
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jewlers lathe--yours for postage
i hve a bunch af parts for a kampe jewlers lath--needs to be cleaned--photo on reques--i hve absoluely no use for it and would lke to see it in hands that can make use of it cover postage from Bronx,...
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surface gauge - why flat base?
Given that a surface gauge (and indeed height gauges) need to sit securely on a surface plate, why don't they have a tripod support (which sits secure regardless), instead of having a flat base, which...
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Why is machining so dirty?
Subject almost says it all. Making a tube so I can splice two refrigeration hoses (manifold gauge hoses) together since nobody is willing to sell me the needed fitting to my 30 lb. bottle of R-134....
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What is the proper lubricant for a four jaw chuck
such as burnerd. thanks photos at 11.
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Paramo vises
I bought a 4" heavy duty vise in a garage sale for $5. It was made by Paramo in UK. I cleaned it and derusted it like someone here suggested. I found that underneath all that grime it had been blue...
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Caliper Extender
-- Has anyone ever used one of these? I need to measure some parts that are 24" +/- .005 and don't have a large enough vernier. Would it just be better to bite the bullet and get a large vernier?...
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