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O T Address bar

No metal, but I bet some of you can help. My address bar on my computer is full of old sites that I never use. I cant f...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by waltleroy
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by waltleroy

Non-petroleum lubricant

The weather was nice until Christmas day and thus we grilled outside at my brother-in-law's place on Christmas Eve. BIL...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jn_alexander2
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by jn_alexander2

OUTCOME -- search for good compressor hose

I spent a while looking for good compressor hose. My compressor had two hoses, a nice old hose made from EPDM rubber, w...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus5920
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus5920

Wire hose clamp tools

cross posted to alt.machines.cnc A few weeks back there was a thread on making hose clamps out of wire. The January 07...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gmcduffee
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gmcduffee

WTB a couple of length gages

I want to buy a couple of gages with some known lengths under 1", close to one another. The purpose of this exercise is...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus5920
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus5920

Ford Methods and the Ford shops

As once proud & uncontested US car manufacturers are heading for sure collapse, one can find some solace in this excell...
69 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rashid.karimov
69 comments posted 19yrs posted by rashid.karimov

lorch lathe help

i hve a lorch jewlers lathe recently rescued from a fire--lots of water damage--before i totally ruinit--is ther anyone...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by plener2
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by plener2

mill table trouble

I have an early '60s Bridgeport mill that was rebuilt by a Bridgeport service center in the late '90s. As part of that...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

OT : water pump in Africa

Some while back, I saw on TV about a water pump that had been built in a poverty stricken area of Africa. Since there w...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by limeylew
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by limeylew

Twisting 2" square tube and 1" square steel

I want to twist 2" square tube and 1" square steel. I have a pipe threading machine I would like to use to do this with...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vmachnig
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by vmachnig

How to align Kurt clone Jaws

I need to align new jaws for my 6" Kurt clone. Jaw's lower end is not sitting against ways. Bottom of jaws is about 1/8...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alexkuzn
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by alexkuzn

WAY OT: Barbie and Tanner the dog

#1 granddaughter asked Santa for a Barbie and Tanner doll set and granddaddy was elected to get it. I didn't realize un...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gashmore
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gashmore

Allis-Chalmers FP20 forklift from 1960s?

Hello, I've recently added a forklift to my home shop but can't find out anything about it. I'm guessing it is from the...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by siralbabin
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by siralbabin

Lapidary (rock tumbling) questions

I now have a rock tumbler that is about 6" in diameter and about 14" long. A few questions. 1. What is the right speed...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus32311
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus32311