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Transport Leaving Wednesday for the East Coast

I'll be leaving Costa Mesa, CA on Wednesday for the East. First stop is in Colorado Springs to drop a 20" bandsaw and t...
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posted by CATRUCKMAN
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by CATRUCKMAN

Makita MXT cordless drills defective?

I'm aware that Makita drills are well-respected. My dad is very good at using tools and likes them. Recently I bought a...
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posted by jdoe
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by jdoe

For those who like to have "thumbnails" of videos

Some of us like to post webpages or ebay auctions with high quality pictures, represented by thumbnails on the index pa...
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posted by ignoramus29761
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus29761

HF 15% coupon

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posted by grant
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

Source for supplies

I am new to metalworking and I just bought a small lathe. One of the projects I am going to work on requires a 20x1 met...
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posted by jspam
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by jspam

keyway question

I need to design a gear on a shaft for class. I have one question though. The gear will be affixed to the shaft via key...
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posted by Novahawk13
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by Novahawk13

Anvil questions

Where might I go for a primer on anvils? I want one. Not sure yet I need one, but there's the occasional time I want to...
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posted by boozoochavez
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Where to find metric dial calipers

I'm looking for a metric dial calipers, 150mm size, 10mm/rev (.1mm res), in steel. The 10mm/rev is what makes it hard t...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Replacing rear bearings on a Dodge pickup?

My 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 4WD pickup has been making progressively worse noise. Noise comes from the rear. It sounds like...
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posted by ignoramus17695
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus17695

Alum on a drill bit

I broke off the tip of a 0.038" uncoated HSS drill bit in the 1/32" orifice of a solenoid valve and decided to test the...
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posted by carl.ijames
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Power hack saw questions

Picked up a home built powerhack saw for nothing, needed a motor which I have. Mounted motor and all is well but..... M...
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posted by august
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Why didn't this work?

There was a thread recently about cheap drill chucks. I commented that I had a cheap Jacobs with bad runout. That got m...
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posted by bobengelhardt
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by bobengelhardt

brazing dam

I'm filling up the bottom of a cast iron exhaust port with braze, I want to build a damn at the end of the port to stop...
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posted by somone
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by somone

What is it? Set #133

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posted by rhvp67
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by rhvp67

<Gloat>

http://www.lathes.co.uk/abene/ I walked into a shop today, making a cold call..and the owner pointed over near the load...
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posted by gunnerNOSPAM
47 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunnerNOSPAM