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I need a hand(le); for my older Kennedy Chest

Do many people here do restoration work? I'm looking for a source for handles. Leather wrapped is preferable to match t...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by marc.britten
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by marc.britten

Variable torque motor for belt grinder ?

Hello, I have ben working on building my metal beltgrinder and been looking for a suitable electric motor for it. Becau...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by hall90
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by hall90

Hot Bearings

I'll try and make a long story short and get to the point... Vari-drive on my clausing came apart on Friday evening :-(...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by august
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by august

Correa F1UA

I am trying to find out about a Correa F1 UA milling machine. Has anyone heard of this model? I have looked at previous...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jbennett
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbennett

miter bar

Yes, I know that some might call this a woodworking problem, some metal. A few weeks ago I noticed that the miter bar f...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NoKnownAddress
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by NoKnownAddress

OT - Tobacco affidavit or other motive? Legal?

The company I work for gave us a "2007 Tobacco Affidavit". We "MUST complete and return this form by November 22, 2006...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by regor
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by regor

Threading and Turning Rods

I need to thread one end of 1/4" diamter rods ranging in length from 1/2 inches to 4 inches,.and then turn the other en...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Searcher7
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by Searcher7

Free POS refrigeration compressor

Some dusty POS military surplus "refrigeration compressor" complete with a pulley and control cable (engages pulley, I...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus29962
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus29962

OT-Engine BlockHeater

I want to instal a block heater on a 4 cylinder Ford engine, (Ford LSG-411) and I cannot find this engine when I search...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stone75
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by stone75

Fowler Bore gauge

Just purchased a Fowler Digital Extended range bore gauge. A few issues: rubber buttons on the gauge stick if you press...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by msmith5242
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by msmith5242

More rail track

The thread on rail anvil making got me digging around the old iron pile and there I found two different pieces of old t...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by albieguyspamless
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by albieguyspamless

Source for o-ring cord in small quantities

MSC is selling it in 100 foot lengths only. Couldn't find any small quantity suppliers. I'm only wanting 15 feet of a co...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clannorm
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by clannorm

4-jaw chuck dilemma

I have a 6" 4-jaw chuck for my lathe. Never been crashed, dropped or rusted. The jaws take a lot of force to adjust. I'...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jstewart
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by jstewart

Carbon removing solvent

In the 50s and 60s every US Air Force engine shop was equipped with a heated tank filled with a black liquid. The tank...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stevenospam
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by stevenospam