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Coolant

I've been using Castrol Cooledge 6519 semi synthetic coolant in my home shop for about 2 years. Seems to work pretty we...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by msmith5242
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by msmith5242

Titanium cookware for a crucible?

A naive question I am sure. Googling this newsgroup I see that using a steel crucible for melting bronze is iffy at bes...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fredfighter
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by fredfighter

Hacksawing by hand

I am trying to teach myself old school methods of hand working metal, including filing flat and parallel surfaces, chis...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rdennett
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdennett

Motor to Drum Switch -- Wiring Help needed

I have an old Logan model 820 lathe that needs a new motor, and the only replacement I have is an Emerson 3/4 HP motor....
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by newuser
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by newuser

Free book on Die Casting

I just stumbled into this http://www.potto.org/ Free books on Compressible Flow, and Die Casting design. I figured it ma...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by marc.britten
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by marc.britten

lathe work isn't smooth

I am a rookie in using a lathe. Tried today some brass and steel. The result of both is that it isn't smooth. I am turni...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gregveldhuizen
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gregveldhuizen

selective corrosion

halo! I am a student anda i will be happy if enyone could give me some PDF documents in which is talfed about selective...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ver
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ver

Anilam Crusader ML?

I searched on Google and Yahoo for info on the Anilam Crusader ML but didn't come up with much. Does anyone here know i...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by regor
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by regor

Aluminum "all-thread" or "threaded rod"

Has anyone got a source (or website if possible) for Aluminum all-thread or threaded rod? Googling hasn't turned up any...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by weyland
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by weyland

Questions about copper

Hi All, I need to work a simple design into the surface of a 3" diameter piece of 1/4" thick copper plate. I also need...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by micknewton
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by micknewton

$2400 desktop rapid prototype-er

Here's an article in the New Scientist about a design for home-building a desktop fabricator. Design, documentation and...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobengelhardt

OT cast off tools in garbage

truct me, you could meet the industrial needs of a fair sized country just by walking the streets here in New York city...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by plener2
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by plener2

Portable O/A torch question

I recently pulled out my portable Victor O/A torch after several years and went to the welding supply store for some ne...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rdennett
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdennett

cutting steel plate with circular saw?

Hi, I haven't worked with metal much - but have done a little grinding and cutting in my time. I have some sheet metal...
33 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ovid1010
33 comments posted 19yrs posted by ovid1010

collets er type advice

i have a set of american and metric er collets and i believe a chuck with morse taper ( i think) i hve to get rid of th...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by plener2
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by plener2