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novice: jaw protectors for vice

I've got a small job on where I have to clamp a steel circular shaft in a vice (shaft is approx 2 inches long, 0.75 inc...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tg
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by tg

BLACKMAX PULLEY NEEDED

Still looking for a pulley that goes on the pump of a 60 gallon upright air compressor. This pulley will have a tapered...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jbleaux
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbleaux

What's in a name: Remington

The Remington name is certainly associated with firearms and I have read some of that history. There are Remington type...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by adykes
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by adykes

Adjusting a Lufkin 680A Inside Micrometer

I recently bought a very used but complete Lufkin 680A Inside Micrometer set (for bores from 1.5" to 8" diameter, resol...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by JoeGwinn
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by JoeGwinn

Cleaning up anvil repair

I was given an anvil about 10 years ago which was badly swaybacked and gouged up and so I built it back up with hardfac...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rdennett
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdennett

Indexing head and boring head

I brought home a cincinnati indexing (dividing) head. There was some other milling related stuff in the lot, such as a...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus12805
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus12805

Wood source in McKinney

http://www.curlywoods.com/
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Digital scales (DRO like)

Can any one who used digital scales for vertical mills(they look like digital calipers) share their experience? DRO are...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alexkuzn
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by alexkuzn

/charcoal foundry/ galvanized or ss?

Hi, I am trying to build the charcoal foundry (very simple one just to get the taste of it) and have two options for th...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by abaldus
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by abaldus

kurt vise gloat

I traded a round-ram J-2 Bridgeport, a Kurt 6" copy and a Lyman power feed for a brand new REAL Kurt vise. But I continu...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

lufkin made ammo clips? I didn't know that -

I was examining some ammo clips prior to putting them up on ebay, and noticed that at least one was marked "lufkin" - I...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

What is it? CL

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob
61 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rhvp67
61 comments posted 19yrs posted by rhvp67

On the hunt for new rolling tool cabinet

As post-Katrina rebuilding continues, my tools have outgrown the available storage space, so the search for a new rolli...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jnh
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by jnh