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7" by 10" HF lathe

I am considering buying one of the 7" by 10" lathes that both Enco and Harbor Freight sell for about $400. This lathe w...
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posted by werty
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by werty

Anyone recognize this foundry pattern?

I bought this foundry pattern at the now-closed Long Beach Naval Shipyard because it was cool and I also found a photo...
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posted by garyh82012
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by garyh82012

Making Thermocouples

How does one make a junction with TC wire? Silver solder? Braze? What rod? Weld? I know you can spot weld them, but I do...
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posted by Pilgrim6nospam
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by Pilgrim6nospam

BridgePort Series I R2E4 Help Needed

I just moved my mill from my house to my shop. It was running here at the house on a phase converter, at the shop I hav...
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posted by Granville.Barker
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by Granville.Barker

big tank stand

I've been asked to build a tank stand, to support a water tank with diameter of 10 feet, and weighing 15 tons when full...
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posted by jwprincic
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by jwprincic

Need help with 'infinite' switch!

I am putting together a small electric foundry. To control the coil current, I picked up a GE infinite switch. It has e...
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posted by roberts
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by roberts

Lathe Tooling Recommendations?

I have a South Bend 13" Lathe and am looking for cutting tool recommendations. I've been using HSS and Carbide tipped t...
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posted by regor
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by regor

Abrasha may have met his match

http://ueba.net/hosted_pages/Incredible-Little-Mech-Sculpture Absolutely marvelous! Gunner Rule #35 "That which does not...
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posted by gunnerNOSPAM
25 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunnerNOSPAM

Homemade spreader beam

For my lifting purposes, I sometimes wish I had a spreader beam. The ones I saw at McMaster are kind of expensive. My l...
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posted by ignoramus19471
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus19471

OT: range of cordless keyboard

I'm looking at hooking a PC up to the TV. Mainly so I can download movies. http://www.vongo.com./ I'd like to set the P...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Myford ML4 belt sizes

I want to get some spare belts as the ones on the lathe are looking very worn. If someone knows the sizes that would be...
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posted by stevesparts
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by stevesparts

What is it? CXLII

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp67
32 comments posted 20yrs posted by rhvp67

"Simple crane project"

The crane should be simply battery operated and will use pulley to lift the weight up and down....no need to move load...
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posted by faizankhan666
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by faizankhan666

Hydraulic System for Walking Machine?

I'm looking for some direction on a project I'm working on; it's essentally a 6 legged walking machine (this is half of...
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posted by ptsherman
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by ptsherman