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Images of bandsaw breakdown

So far I've just taken the sheet metal covers and one of the roller guides apart. However images of the roller guide to...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by marc.britten
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by marc.britten

Repairing Hobart Champ 2060 control board

Hello, My machinist friend asked me if I can repair this board for him. I am capable of testing, sourcing and replacing...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by borism_-void-_
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by borism_-void-_

Tool suggestions

I'd like to buy a good set of taps and dies and a drill index from 1/8" to 1/2". I see drill sets all the time (with ca...
36 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SurDO2Diver
36 comments posted 19yrs posted by SurDO2Diver

Concrete base for small mill?

Hi, all I'm going to be buying one of the HF 'mini-mills' in the near future and I'm considering casting a concrete bas...
41 comments posted 19yrs
posted by carl.byrns
41 comments posted 19yrs posted by carl.byrns

Knitting Machines

Saw these nice little
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by starbolins
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by starbolins

Tapping questions

I did some drilling and tapping yesterday. I only broke one bit and one tap. What's the tips on not breaking taps? I wo...
40 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SurDO2Diver
40 comments posted 19yrs posted by SurDO2Diver

Water torches

My co-worker showed me a video of a torch that ran off of hydrogen oxygen generated by electrolysis. Seemed like a grea...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clutch
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by clutch

Ever get tired of being called a McGyver?

I pulled another one off today, simply making a faucet stem puller out of a piece of 3/8" x 1" FB with a drilled center...
26 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SurDO2Diver
26 comments posted 19yrs posted by SurDO2Diver

handy reference material

Reamers, sockets, drills and milling cutters >>> http://ia310931.us.archive.org/2/items/reamerssocketsdr00newyrich/ream...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

I need some vise jaws made anyone up for it?

I need some 6" vise jaws made for my kurt vise. I just need a groove in the top to make a built in parallel. but I need...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stevek
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by stevek

OT: Belaying anchor?

This is way off topic but does have to do with metal rods. I was watching Josh Bernstein "Digging for the Truth" tonigh...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by randallX
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by randallX

SHAPER SHIPPED!

My shaper was shipped at 8:05 p.m. e.s.t. The seller and the trucker had one heck of a time arranging their schedules w...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jbleaux
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbleaux

Whats that one thing called?

I'm hoping it has a name. Its the articulated ball joints that can be found in, for example, "Helping Hands" that are o...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by marc.britten
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by marc.britten

Vacaciones en la mayor de las antillas CUBA

Estamos haciendo el lanzamiento de nuestro sitio Web http://www.webzur.com Recorra la Isla con la ayuda de webzur.com H...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by webzur
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by webzur

New fastening method?

Awl-- Suppose I have 2 pcs of 1/4 plate that are to be screwed together to make 1/2 thick material. Suppose there is no...
44 comments posted 19yrs
posted by entropic3.14decay
44 comments posted 19yrs posted by entropic3.14decay