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Do people lubricate drill press columns?

Powermatic recommends a "light film of oil" on drill press columns. (per my manual. It does not specify which oil. Any...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus16651
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus16651

OT: cornmeal recipes

We use corn starch as a dry lubricant for steel wire. I get 100# bags at the local food wholesaler. I mistakenly bought...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

need thick AL tubing

ARGH! Why does stuff only break right when you NEED it? I need a three foot section of AL tubing. The broken part (push...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Source of tools

Great source for tools. http://www.ameritool-inc.com
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwwebs
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwwebs

Online LED tails

Saw one tonight Id like to have. 12-14" long, 'bout 1.25-1.5" wide. single row of LED's, maybe 3/4 in dia. thanks gary
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gary556
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by gary556

FA: Industrial Y-Z Assembly with Bosch Router

I decided to part the CNC stuff out. I promised I would let the group know what I put on eBay. I decided to try this un...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wallyblackburn
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by wallyblackburn

FREE Speed-Feed Calculators !!!

We are now offering our popular Speed/Feed calculators ON SALE at Ebay for $8 (shipped). These are high quality spash-p...
38 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
38 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

FA: Start of Harris Steam Roller Model

I bought this at an estate sale some years back. A nice head-start on Harris' Steam Roller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayI...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wallyblackburn
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by wallyblackburn

converting bolt cutter into swaging tool

I have a couple of pairs of bolt cutters and I want to turn one in to a swaging tool for 1/8" cable. I looked at a real...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mark
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by mark

New Lathe Advice

After years of thinking about it, I'm finally planning to buy a lathe. I build model steam engines, and up until now, I...
46 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sodaant
46 comments posted 19yrs posted by sodaant

Low Profile Vice for Mill

Have a customer who needs a low profile vice for a Bridgeport application. Between the length of my multiple spindle he...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bob
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

battery tester

Hi guys This is my first post. I have been lurking around this group for a few years...learned a lot! I have a question...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by barbsam418
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by barbsam418

Power Hacksaw Reapir encore

Last week I asked about getting a casting from my power hacksaw repaired (welded). Several people asked me to post some...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grice
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by grice