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Rockwell 20" bandsaw 28-340 and Tracking Trauma!

Hi all I have a good question for you. Our bandsaw have been working for however many years with apparently the wrong s...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by roxanaroxana1
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by roxanaroxana1

Trying to twist square tubing

Looking to see if anyone has tried to twist 2" thinwall square tubing. I have a project where I need to put a twist int...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vmachnig
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by vmachnig

Slicing up old Bowling Balls?

I want to try and recycle an old bowling ball by using it as a raw material for body hammer type tools (soft hammer fac...
35 comments posted 19yrs
posted by metaliks
35 comments posted 19yrs posted by metaliks

Zamac?

--Silly question time: are Zamac and Mazac the same thing?
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steamer
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by steamer

OT: digital clock works but won't "glow"

The clock in the car...........I thought of checking the fuse but it works, the numbers just don't light up. Gremlins? R...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamgoeshere1
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamgoeshere1

How can I do this 3 lead thread?

I do lots of 4 lead threads, but I now need to do a 3 lead 36 TPI thread on the Atlas 6" lathe. I set up the gearing fo...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by myName
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by myName

OT somewhat Metal roof of stadium

For those of you who marvel at engineering here is a new stadium built overseas that has quite an interesting roof syst...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pedro
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by pedro

Any negatives to the Enco 13" bench DP?

I've decided to replace my circa 1974 AMT 10" bench drill press with something that has a few modern conveniences like...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ndrez
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by ndrez

Monarch 10EE

Hurray! I finally took delivery of the Monarch lathe I got on eBay for a good price I think. Boy is this thing's beefy!...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by americansun
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by americansun

Automation Direct GS2 VFD's

I think I am going to pick one of these up. I looked at them on line and it is not clear whether these have cable knock...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Sierevello
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Sierevello

Slot milling insight

I watched an old timer mill a 1/4" wide x 1" deep x 1" long slot in cold roll. Using a 4 flute 1/4" end mill, cranking...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

TIG Pulser for Miller 180SD

I've been putzing with a design for an add-on pulser for my Miller 180SD TIG welder at work. After 3 years, on-and-off...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by KMoffet
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by KMoffet

OT military surplus horses in TX

http://www.govliquidation.com/list/e2715/lna/1.html
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus11550
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus11550

VFD Problem

I have a Dayton Electric Inverter 1XC98 5HP and 17 amps. I had it wired to the drill press and it worked fine. I had it...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Sierevello
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Sierevello