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Bridgeport Gearing

Could anyone explain the gear / pulley power transmission in the head of a Series 1 CNC Bridgeport? I've sent some rela...
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posted by nospam
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

What is it? CXL

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posted by rhvp67
39 comments posted 20yrs posted by rhvp67

Carriage Lock on Clausing 6903

I tried to get an answer to this on the Clausing Yahoo! list but there was no response. So I'll just put it out to the...
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posted by cesium
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by cesium

Lock Bumping

And I thought the lock on my shop door was good enough. I might as well leave the door open. 8^( Take a look at this. I...
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posted by randallX
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by randallX

Gun Blueing?

I have just come across two of my old .22 cal rifles from my childhood. They have about 40 years of neglect and going t...
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posted by randallX
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by randallX

Aluminum stained black after being machined

I have some parts which were machined and cooled with an un-known lubricant. They've got black stains on them, and in s...
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posted by jdelisle
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by jdelisle

FA: Yausa 10" cross slide rotary table

Slowly but surely I'm getting rid of some stuff that I just don't use any more. If you're interested, this rotary table...
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posted by lct.products
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by lct.products

Adhesive Recommendation; Metal to Mylar?

I am planning to build light reflectors to hang over my aquariums. I plan to bend sheet metal into the proper (sort of)...
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posted by trag
26 comments posted 20yrs posted by trag

Silver Soldering Stainless Steel

I need to securely join a 3 inch length of 1/4 inch threaded rod co-axially to a 1 inch length of 7/16 plain bar. Two m...
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posted by rayfield
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by rayfield

Scrounging Washer Motor

A month or so back our Maytag Neptune washer went t*ts up ...again... and we finally decided to get something else. Aft...
42 comments posted 20yrs
posted by wpflumus
42 comments posted 20yrs posted by wpflumus

Oilite Bronze (SAE 841) for ACME Nuts?

I have been making some replacement ACME followers for lathes and using SAE 660 bronze. All I can find it in is round s...
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posted by wallyblackburn
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by wallyblackburn

Anodised aluminium extrusion+painting

Hi all, Can anyone tell me whether it is possible/feasible to paint over aluminium that is clear anodised? I would very...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by t.k.j
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by t.k.j

Where to get small diameter sex bolts

I am looking for a sex bolts (sometimes they are also called hidden bolts) McMaster has them in #10 tread or larger. I...
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posted by alexkuzn
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by alexkuzn