⏣ General Metalworking

Is there a reversible way to make chrome less shiny.

I bought a Kawasaki Eliminator 125 motorcycle. It has a big chrome-plated plastic fixture on the top of the fuel tank t...

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posted by ham789

5 comments posted 9yrs posted by ham789

Almost OT

Barrett metal punch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W57EjnIJu7Q&list=WL&index=35 Interesting results, aren't they?

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posted by ljaques

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1/8" flexible drive shaft material

The old measuring wheel shaft finally broke the flexible section that makes the 90 from the wheel hub where it is braze...

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posted by none

10 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America

The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America American Thinker.com ^ | July 28, 2017 | Janet Levy Posted o...

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posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1

12 comments posted 9yrs posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1

water cooled scrs from big industrial spot welders

I have a few sets of water cooled "hockey puck" style SCR units out of (I believe spot) welders looking for a project or...

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posted by clare

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by clare

Good jobsite radios?

I would like to buy some jobsite radios that let us communicate in 200-300 yard range max, and that are decently made....

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posted by ignoramus24945

6 comments posted 9yrs posted by ignoramus24945

Parting Out Mori Seiki VMC

for sale: parting out a Mori Seiki VMC; not certain of the model, will take photos of the data plate later today or tom...

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posted by barrytuttleman

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Shop's worst day ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ako5guyzNg

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posted by ignoramus22088

15 comments posted 9yrs posted by ignoramus22088

Metal dovetails in a bank safe?

Hi folks, I need a good example of metal dovetail joints for a piece I'm writing. I have a suspicion they were used in...

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posted by christopher.tidy

10 comments posted 9yrs posted by christopher.tidy

** Tools Behind the Lathe **

** Tools Behind the Lathe ** It kind of makes me nervous to reach across the lathe to grab a tool, but I've seen a numb...

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posted by none

5 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

A Better Hinge

http://tacklemaker.info/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=31 You shouldn't need to be logged on to see the image. Th...

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posted by none

27 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

flexible conduit cutting - 3/4"?

I'm trying to repair The Shed - the walls are good, the roof is so-so, the floor is rotten. Disassemble, move, rebuild,...

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posted by phamp

14 comments posted 9yrs posted by phamp

Any good use of carbide PCB drills

I am parting out a PCB drilling CNC machine. Inside of it, there is a good pile of a few lbs of carbide "PCB Drills". T...

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posted by ignoramus17939

29 comments posted 9yrs posted by ignoramus17939

O-ring tolerance

I'm making a part that has an O-ring in a seat. I.e., not in a groove. The part will be "loose" most of the time & I wa...

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posted by BobEngelhardt

8 comments posted 9yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

Help ID'ing a Carburetor

need some help ID'ing a vintage carb; no markings whatsoever, kind of looks like the lines of an SU; larger physically...

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posted by barrytuttleman

11 comments posted 9yrs posted by barrytuttleman