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CNC Lathe retrofit idea

I have an idea for making a motorized ball screw carriage & cross slide that I can secure to a lathe bed. I was thinkin...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by regor
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by regor

What is it? CXLIX

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ A few weeks ago I posted links to three photos that were not included on my site, I h...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rhvp67
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by rhvp67

Making Shaft guide/holders

I need to make shaft guide/holders. They will serve to hold shafts in place while they are rotated. The shafts will be...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Searcher7
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Searcher7

more on buying a mill in SoCal

I find I'm spending a lot of time on the phone trying to teach my brother how to buy a mill. I thought I'd put together...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

chrysler a/c compressor as air compressor

Hi, I have no need for the C-171 compressor on the spare 2.5L engine I got for my caravan. Caravan does not have A/C. D...
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ping an IP?

How do I ping from Windows XP ? I think I need to get to DOS but how? Been years since I did any of this stuff. Tnx. ......
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lhartswick
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by lhartswick

Repowering a compressor

This is in regards to my compressor http://igor.chudov.com/projects/CurtisCompressor/ It is currently powered by a 3 HP...
35 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus7016
35 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus7016

fa: Loud phone ringer for your shop

the old style mechanical ringer is much better than any new electronic device at piercing through ambient noise so you...
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posted by nobody
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

DFW - need rigger recommendation

Anyone know a good rigging company in the DFW area? 23,000 lb lathe to move (not me) Rex B
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by burkheimer
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by burkheimer

Need supplier for astatine bar stock

Does anyone know a good source for astatine rounds? It would be nice to have a couple 1" diameter bars 12' long. Also so...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dixon263
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by dixon263

What kind of screws for kurt vise

I just got a pair of vise jaws for my 6" Kurt clone. Holes in jaws seems to be huge. A head of hex screw for this threa...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alexkuzn
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by alexkuzn

rebuilding a hydraulic press

A while back, I got a hydraulic press "kit" at a garage sale. Hydraulic components (pump, hose, pressure head, gauge) a...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tove
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by tove

I need the original Rocket car story

I have scoured google for too long. The rocket car story by the biology prof is what I am seeking. I'm gonna write a son...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clover338
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by clover338

Anyone have a use for Mu-metal?

I've got some sheets, maybe 4"x10" or bigger, of Mu metal. Anyone here have a use for the stuff, before I go stick it on...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by DaveHinz
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by DaveHinz