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Is There Any Reason...

Is there any reason you know of that you may not be able to do this job? (Yes / No) ___________________________________...
10 comments posted 11mos
posted by none
10 comments posted 11mos posted by none

McMaster Approved

I decided I needed a couple more sets of dial calipers around the shop, but not badly enough to pay Mitutoyo prices. (I...
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posted by Bob La Londe
0 comments posted 11mos posted by Bob La Londe

Wire brush in an oscillating tool

Has anybody tried mounting a small wire brush on an oscillating multi-tool for cleaning deeply-contoured or pitted surf...
22 comments posted 1yr
posted by bp
22 comments posted 1yr posted by bp

Electronics question

I got the new pot installed in the foot pedal to my TIG machine today . Same 47k ohm rating as the original . But there...
25 comments posted 1yr
posted by Snag_one
25 comments posted 1yr posted by Snag_one

Another rust question

Long ago I remember a priming paint sold for use on rusted steel surfaces without cleaning beyond removing loose rust....
7 comments posted 1yr
posted by bp
7 comments posted 1yr posted by bp

dripping lead pot and evaporust

My $30 yard sale bottom pour lead pot drips . A lot . I've cleaned up the stopper rod with no noticeable slowing . The...
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posted by Snag_one
15 comments posted 1yr posted by Snag_one

Got Trikes Tube Bender

I decided I need (well want anyway) a tube bender. Something better than my Harbor Fright Pipe Kinker. In 20ish (maybe...
1 comments posted 1yr
posted by none
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4130 vs 1020 - Racing Carts

Don't get to bogged down in the basics. We know most of it. 4130 is easier to weld than 4140, and maybe harder to heat...
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3 comments posted 1yr posted by none

The rest worked ...

Since I screwed up and ordered the wrong damn pot for my pedal I decided to soldier on with the finger switch using a r...
1 comments posted 1yr
posted by Snag_one
1 comments posted 1yr posted by Snag_one

need ladder 3366mm = 11ft length

You are folk of many and diverse talents. In my outbuilding, to get up to the space above the horizontal roof beams, I...
21 comments posted 1yr
posted by null
21 comments posted 1yr posted by null

Another kind of pot

This one is in the foot control of my TIG welder . Infinite resistance from any combination of terminals , so I ordered...
4 comments posted 1yr
posted by Snag_one
4 comments posted 1yr posted by Snag_one

Lead pots

Hey Bob , what do you know about Lyman model 61 bottom pour lead pots ? I scored one at a yard sale last Friday for IIR...
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posted by Snag_one
20 comments posted 1yr posted by Snag_one

Skil model 732 RotoHammer

Does anybody have a clue where to get information and/or parts for a Skil model 732 RotoHammer? It uses a 3/4" hex shan...
4 comments posted 1yr
posted by bp
4 comments posted 1yr posted by bp

Yaaaaarrrrd Salin'

My $5 12" bench top planer I got today works ! One of the blades is damaged and I need to fabricate a guard over the cu...
2 comments posted 1yr
posted by Snag_one
2 comments posted 1yr posted by Snag_one

Stuck Rings Maybe

Good Soak For Rings In an Engine That's Been Sitting A Long Time??? When I was a kid everybody said to dump a table spo...
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43 comments posted 1yr posted by none