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indexing spin fixtures

Has anyone bought one of those spin fixtures that use 5C collets I keep seeing on ebay for 30 bucks? Are they a piece of...
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posted by clutch
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by clutch

Thread help

We are restoring a 1903 Cadillac and are trying to make a part that fits a thread on the end of the main crank. This th...
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posted by asr
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by asr

Stainless corrosion when submerged

There's a fellow trying to tell me that stainless steel (no specific variety) will corrode as quickly as mild steel when...
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posted by jtaylor
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by jtaylor

Ping Gunner

Do you still have that Thomson table?
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posted by tom(nospam)
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Plating removal

An artist-type friend asked me how to get the plating off of bolt heads so that they will rust... It seems to me that a...
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posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM

Message for Gunner

Gunner, Will you contact me direct about the 10" Micro Vu. My email is snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com. Thanks, Gary Repes...
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posted by gjrepesh
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by gjrepesh

Black Magic or valid medical device?

To satisfy Nick's usenet rules, I had a titanium plate screwed to my c5-6-7- vertebrae after removing the disks and som...
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posted by andy
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by andy

OT: US/Canada Customs charge?

About how much does the customs charge amount to on a $3500.00 engine purchase, shipped from Canada to US? Anyone know?...
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posted by jasonrnorth
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by jasonrnorth

Cutting with a plasma

Why is it that a plasma cutter will not always cut perpendicular to the surface that I am cutting? Have used a couple o...
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posted by NotReal
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by NotReal

What are these tapers used for?

I have these two tapers... B&S #5 and 6. Both ends of the tapers have aligned flats and also have a center hole. Are th...
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posted by myName
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by myName

Bending tubing with salt

I can't believe I've never thought of this. At this link: http://cre.ations.net/creation/44 The artist says to use salt...
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posted by etpm
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

any 14" Walker Turner band saw owners?

I have a 14" Walker Turner wood/metal bandsaw which I completely refurbished in 1997. That was a protracted process, an...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by grant
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

What is it? Set 134

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

WTB gas micro foundry for silvercasting

All, Is there someone one there who is leaving the casting hobby who wants to sell me thier coffee-can forge or foundry...
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posted by eternalsquire
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by eternalsquire