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AC drives hp rating?

OK, I'm getting ready to pull the trigger to buy one of the sort-of-low-cost import drives, aka VFDs. It seems to me I'...
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posted by grant
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

What is it? CLIII

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posted by rhvp67
37 comments posted 19yrs posted by rhvp67

mystery hitch?

The Seattle area has had tough winter weather the last few weeks. We've had power outages, snow, ice and high winds and...
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posted by grant
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

Bought a really nice crimper

Hi all, I know I've been missing from r.c.m for a while. I've been busy with other things and also my Unix box has been...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

model engineer for sale !!

bound volume 1 1898 bound volume 2 1899 69 1678 thru 1703 complete 126 3156 thru 3181 complete 127 3182 thru 3207 compl...
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posted by williamhenry
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by williamhenry

Building All Terrain Handicapped Scooter

All terrain handicapped scooter is in the conception stage. Four wheels, maybe 4x4, electric, knobby tires, possibly ar...
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posted by andy
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by andy

CyberTig 300

In line with the Compulsive Hoarding topic I've read today, I have a CyberTig 300 I bought from an eBay guy two years a...
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posted by americansun
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by americansun

Sieg micro lathe

If you're into Unimats and watchmaker lathes, a manufacturer of the popular 7x lathe has come out with a new machine ca...
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posted by nomail
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

Sorta OT - Anyone Work for AO Smith?

Sorta on and off topic because their motors are used in so many machines but are not literally metalworking devices......
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posted by bob
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

cleaning the Bridgeport mill

The rubber apron that protects the column and ways is not cooperating. I clean it off with simple green or solvent and...
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posted by spam
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by spam

source for solid state inverter?

I have two machines I'm prepping to sell into the home shop market. Both have 3-phase motors, and I believe they would...
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posted by grant
23 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

Jeweler's Saw or other very fine tooth hacksaw

I had to cut some very thin metal tubing (acting as sort of an injector to apply some corrosion inhibitor to the bottom...
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posted by ta_white2
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by ta_white2

Refining silver from scrap

Hello, never posted here but have a quick question. Could anyone direct me to some websites or books that explain in la...
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posted by nospam
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam