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compressor tank cracks

I have, now 2, 5 hp 80 gallon compressors, first one has leaked for some time, now the motor starts intermittently not...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by none
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

Pictures of Powermatic 1150 drill press

It has some kind of a foot pedal also. Hopefully for raising and lowering the table. I do not have possession of it yet....
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus19052
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus19052

Mini-lathe heads-up for canucks

Both Princess Auto and Busy Bee have their versions of the 7xN on sale; the Princess auto is called a 7x12 and the Busy...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jtaylor
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jtaylor

NST40 Taper?

I've got a customer with an NST40 taper Bridgeport (so he says)... I was hoping to drive my device with an R8 to J33 ad...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bob
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

Lathe Tool Diagrams

perhaps an odd request - doing tool grinding at the moment at school - still getting confused as to which angle is whic...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ablight
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ablight

OT Microsoft Windows users

See this true movie. Visiting www.goggle.com with somewhat outdated internet explorer means death for your computer sys...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus1280
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus1280

Made trailer loading ramps

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Homemade-Trailer-With-M105A2-Bed/09-Trailer-Ramps/ I made ramps for winching/driving wh...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus1280
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus1280

saw downfeed?

I recently got a (very) used W.F. Wells L-9 horizontal cutoff bandsaw. This is a larger saw than I'd previously owned....
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

Bought too much InsWool - HTZ Blanket

Hope I'm not OT here but I finished my furnace and have several feet out of a roll of Inswool - HTZ left. Stuff wasn't...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Trouble with spray on metallic paint

Hi, I have used Krylon Premium Mettalic Chrome paint on quite a large surface. The look is great: very shiny and smooth...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by paoben
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by paoben

Cast iron repair anyone?

I have an old Toledo power hack saw that I bought many years ago at a salvage yard. The basic saw function works well b...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grice
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by grice

So-so dealings with Enco

I recently ordered this vernier calipers from Enco: http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhardt/CatCalipers.jpgand this was...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobengelhardt

canvas mat

I made a canvas mat for in front of my sink area. 2'x3' I sealed it with a non-yellowing polyurathane doing about 10-15...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by allijogr
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by allijogr

Is there a way to glue aluminum?

Forgive the dumb question, but I don't do much with metal working. I'd like to use epoxy or some other kind of glue to...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bfordyce
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by bfordyce