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6" Digital Calipers for cheap

Now I've seen everything - - one vendor at the Capitol Flea Market, San Jose CA recently had a bunch of these digital c...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by chuckolson01
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by chuckolson01

FA: Mitutoyo 24" Digital Height Gage

I put a nice 24" Mitutoyo Height Gage on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180089597689& En...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wallyblackburn
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by wallyblackburn

Kerry lathe

I am considering buying a Kerry A.G.lathe, with a 5.5" swing. It is a 1971 model. http://www.lathes.co.uk/kerry/I have...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sbaer
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by sbaer

how to build a manual rotator

recently in another thread, a subscriber showed some interest in building a manual pipe rotator for welding... This typ...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by shaunvanpoecke
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by shaunvanpoecke

Hypoid gears

The hypoid gear such as applied in automotive differentials appears to be a very complex machining operation if one wer...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by americansun
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by americansun

Bright LED

I'm playing with a Luxeon K2 LED that I finally was able to glom as a nobody. It is impressive. It produces 130 lumens....
23 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dforeman
23 comments posted 19yrs posted by dforeman

Sagging garage door

Hi all, The ~17' (wood, segmented) garage door is sagging,..bowed in the middle, ~25 years old. I've heard it's from a...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ask
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ask

SAW TENSIONING HANDBOOK

Is there any good Saw tensioning handbook for Tensioning BIG Steel Circular saws(1560mm dia , rpm 1760,thick 10mm) , wh...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by panu12345
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by panu12345

Safely working with Tellurium copper

I'm about to start doing some machining of Tellurium copper. I've read the MSDS on Tellurium, but I'd like some adivce...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Paul
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by Paul

English Wheel from HarborFreight

Item number 95359 is a very reasonable looking English Wheel for only $250. The additional six bottom dies are $70 for...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by planet10
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by planet10

DRO use on mill

Hi all:- What's the typical procedure used to establish a datum when using a DRO on a mill? I suppose if you have a hol...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by speffSNIP
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by speffSNIP

Rotary phase converter voltage

I recently purchased an older mill and lathe for my home and hooked up a new rotary phase converter to allow for 220V 3...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ssmartin5
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by ssmartin5

has anything come along after StrictlyIC ?

StrictlyIC magazine was published by Robert Washburn between about 1989 and 1992. Sadly he is no longer with us and the...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tailwind
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by tailwind

interesting old "universal" tool

I just listed a pile of really really old tools on e-bay - this one in particular is one I've never seen before http://...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody