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Splicing gantry track

Is there a standard way to splice gantry hoist track made from two channel sections? I'd like to make a 16' track from...
22 comments posted 9yrs
posted by muratlanne
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by muratlanne

Recycling 6061 - T6

I 've been saving all my 6061-T6 scraps for ages. I was planning to do some casting with it, but now that I am getting...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by none
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

FS: Injection Molding Shop Closing; lots of items

hello to the group: friends Plastic Injection Molding shop is closing, owners retiring; I'm posting for them; lots of d...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by barrytuttleman
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by barrytuttleman

car rust repair

I have a persistent rust problem on the lower edges of rear fenders where the wheel well liner blocks access to the bac...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by muratlanne
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by muratlanne

Engine knock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C3OReUPPuQ Would you say it sounds like a rod knock?
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ignoramus8901
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by ignoramus8901

Table material for CNC Router!

I have a router with an MDF table, 700x1100x21mm. I mostly dry cut brass, a nd also some wood and machinable aluminum....
50 comments posted 9yrs
posted by robanzellotti
50 comments posted 9yrs posted by robanzellotti

great find

on the way home at noon today I drove past a garage sale a couple blocks from home. Something caught my eye so I left m...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by clare
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by clare

Atlas craftsman model101 27430

I was given a craftsman 101 27430 12 in. lathe with quick change gears in excellent shape and runs great,been learning...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Tony Robles
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by Tony Robles

How N. Korea suddenly had ICBMs that work

If you're interested in this story, it may be in print somewhere, but it's also in this podcast that you can listen to...
74 comments posted 9yrs
posted by huntres23
74 comments posted 9yrs posted by huntres23

Welding advice needed

1948 Pontiac seat frame. Break is precisely at a factory weld. Can only get to about 50-60% of the t ubing. Have acetyl...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Plasma for patch-panel work

My old magazine has an interesting article this month on using a plasma cutter for pretty delicate automobile patch-pan...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by huntres23
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by huntres23

OT: Cosmology Explained

I just bought a beautiful carving of the infinite regress problem proven and displayed. ITATWD. https://i.ebayimg.com/im...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ljaques
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by ljaques

OT posting photo to RCM

What's the easiest app/way to attach a single photo to a message to this group?
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by ivanvegvary