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Breaking news

At about 8:10 am CST a massive explosion rocked the Falk Corporation in Milwaukee http://falk.rexnord.com/no-ie.asp Rep...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nonelson
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by nonelson

Machine tool history question

I've been reading some old toolmaking books from the early 1900's and I see a lot of face plate work using buttons and...
44 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clutch
44 comments posted 19yrs posted by clutch

Any tips for turning 1045 steel

Hello all, I have an old smallish English lathe that I use for hobby stuff. (11" throw.. 51/2" cntr height) The lathe r...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fossil
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by fossil

OT: "Dust Collector" as Leaf Vacuum?

Hi all, I want a quick painless way to clean leaves out of the plantings in the front yard. What if I bent up some meta...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Winston
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by Winston

Bearing material for a dovetail shim

I have a 24" slide in a 3/4" deep dovetail that the back of the dovetail was worn after only forty years of use. No war...
26 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
26 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

GLOAT hydraulic surface grirder

The place where my son used to work just gave us an automatic hydraulic surface grinder 8" x 18", hydraulics for X, Y a...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Measuring Housings of complex shapes

I have been rebuilding a particular make/model of FWD manual transmission. Some of these trannys consistently eat diffe...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dgeesamanIHateSpam
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by dgeesamanIHateSpam

10" Logan $230!!!!

From TheWantAdvertiser: LOGAN METAL LATHE 10" swing, 4'L, stand, tooling. $230; (Newton, NH) 603-382-7814 d
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Parts source

I recently dealt with a company that, I think, deserves wider mention. The outfit is called PartStore. http://www.parts...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM

naive VFD motor control q

I currently have a Toshiba VF-SXS transitor inverter, but it is only rated for 3/4HP 3phase motor. I am using 220v AC s...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by scorman
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by scorman

Bending 4mm dia stainless steel rod

Hello, can anybody tell me how much I can bend a 4mm dia 316 ss (or 304ss) rod in terms of bending radius? Is there a m...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by carlo.dri
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by carlo.dri

Delta Drill / Farm & Fleet

Our local Farm & Fleet has the Delta 14" drill press, normally $ 370, on sale for $ 165. I've never seen it so cheap. I...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by berger
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by berger

Blackening Metal Chemically

I quite often make subassemblies and parts by soldering brass. I have several chemicals that very effectively blacken t...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ndrez
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by ndrez