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annealed steel hardness
I have two samples of steel, one that is annealed, and one that is not. Both samples are in the shapes of cylindrical pucks. In both samples, the steel was found to be slightly harder on the inside of...
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module of VW flywheel gear
Maybe it's a 12DP inch gear, which would have a PD of 279mm. Ned Simmons
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Leblond 16 Tool & Die Lathe
I bought a Leblond HD 16" x 54" 10 Hp/Servoshift Tool & Die Maker lathe a while back for my home shop. It was made in 1965. For some reason it's called a 16" but it actually will swing 19.25" over the...
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Design of flat belt conveyor
You might start at Goodyear's technical help site http://www.goodyearindustrialproducts.com/cgi-bin/conveyorbelts/setGroup.pl?group=oem
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Question about Millermatic 200 MIG welders
I'm attending an auction this week and they have 8 Millermatic 200's and 8 Millermatic "Vintage" welders. Each welder comes with a big bottle, and most have new guns. These welders appear to be 15-20...
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engine boring on a vertical mill
To all the people who say that I cannot bore a engine block with a vertical mill, let me ask you this: Why cannot I bore a engine block with five inches of diamator and six inches of depth with .001...
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Brazing Nickel Silver
I'd like to join nickel silver parts together--by whatever means makes the most sense. The joint should be conductive and strong--this would be for joining model railroad rails made of approx 18%...
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Telescoping square tubes for e-wheel adjuster?
I am planning to build a couple of English Wheels in the next few months, and one of the key elements is the adjuster. The adjusters are often made of a square rectangular tube with a solid or tubular...
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Squaring Cross Slide on Craftsman 12x30 lathe
I own an older 12x30 Craftsman lathe model 101.07403. I am having a difficult time figuring out a quick an easy way to accurately adjust the cross slide so it is perpendicular to the chuck. Up untill...
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Metal Lathe Accessories
MLA owner Andy Lofquist is working hard on a new kit: a tool and cutter grinder. It sounds like an interesting design. Most of the motion is derived from pivots and he's trying to avoid exposed...
 
1" wide 1/4" thick Al flat stock rolling bender project?
Greetings All, I've seen the images of the very nicely done three wheeled rolling tubing bender in the drop box. I'd like to use something similar to roll some 1" wide 1/4" thick Al flat stock the...
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Sawing Attachment for Milwaukee Die Filer?
I recently picked up a used variable speed die filer that has what is apparently an overarm for sawing, in addition to the standard die filing overam. Unfortunately, the saw attachment is either...
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Bison rotary table
Have been watching the rotary table discussion and decided to go for the six inch Bison rotary table that New England Brass has on sale in the recent Home Shop Machinist issue. It seems to have a lot...
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B&S #7 Taper Round Collets
I just got myself a new dividing head, and I would like to get a 3/8" B&S #7 taper round collet for it. And possibly a 1/2" one also. MSC no longer seems to carry them in those sizes, and I could not...
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I lost my balls - hydraulic jack
My hand pallet truck had started leaking down when carrying a large load, so I thought I'd fix it. I took the hydraulic jack part of the truck apart. When I had the caps off the two valve assemblies...
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How I did it: Removing Jacobs chuck from drill press
I had a lot of good comments with suggestions on how to remove the Jacobs chuck with the 33 Jacobs taper from my drill press. I waited until I had a replacement, then this is what I did: I found a 12"...
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Restoring 1/4"-36 internal threads
On an aluminum body, have some thread damage at start of the hole, cross threading I believe someone said. I know this is an odd size, what are my choices and how would I go about restoring the...
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[Ganoksin] [Issue #109] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
The Ganoksin Project S i n c e 1 9 9 6 Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Techniques Ganoksin is run by a group of people who believe in and love what they're doing. If you enjoy our efforts, then...
 
Southbend 10" Tailstock Question
I have a South Bend 10 inch lathe, Model 199Y. The tailstock is not original. I have a 10" tailstock casting from E-bay that seems to take a 9 inch lathe's tailstock quill (1.060) with no slop. My...
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Metal Lathe Chuck Capacity
I am in the process of purchasing a new chuck for my 12" x 30" Craftsmas Lathe. I currently have the original 5" 3 jaw, and the 8" 4 jaw that came with it. They are pretty old and a bit worn out. I...
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