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Wanted in Australia Traub A25

Wanted in Australia, Auto-Lathe Traub A25 in good condition and fully tooled, contact Albert at snipped-for-privacy@gmai...
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posted by al3howard
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psycho seller

I've been buying and selling things and dealing with all kinds of people all my life. I'm a street-savvy guy from a big...
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posted by grant
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Rusting & Pitting Steel How To?

We have an artist friend who is asking us if we have any info regarding a quick way to achieve a "old looking" rusty pi...
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posted by CHERYL179
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by CHERYL179

Question about Faultless casters

I have these Faultless 6" casters: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280020380023 I have welded them (...
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posted by ignoramus17640
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus17640

How to neatly brush finish sheet aluminium and s/s?

Hi all, I restore antique espresso coffee machines ('40s - 60's) for a hobby. When it comes to metal finishes, I am a r...
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posted by PLWillmottDalton
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by PLWillmottDalton

Retaining E-Clip for Kwikset Deadboat

Problem is..... I put in an deadbolt and one day the e-clip that holds the front keyed section to the shaft to the insi...
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posted by john.curtissREMOVE
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warner swasey

I have a #5 serial 539897 M1740 6 pos. turret w&s lathe I need elec. prints , manuals , etc. for this baby. I have work...
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posted by tmfromkm
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Harbor Fright tool

I have spent $20,000 at H.F. , the old 42204 4.5" grinder was the best deal , the mill-drill was the worst , but they'r...
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posted by werty
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by werty

91% tin 9% zinc to braze aluminum

Coooool , dont have to scrape the oxide off , just clean of the oil .... Where to buy the solder cheap ?
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posted by werty
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Anybody have info on old Electro Craft motors?

Greetings all, I have googled and called the factory. The motors are too old. They were able to give me specs on one mo...
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posted by etpm
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

3 Phase receptacles

I have been using L15-30 3 phase receptacles and plugs for my equipment. I certainly don't need the 30 amp rating. 20 a...
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posted by ivan
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by ivan

Completed gate using welded copper hinges

I posted several questions regarding welding copper over the last year or so. Here is one of the projects where I put s...
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posted by akushner
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by akushner

Question about drill bit quality

I just uploaded photos of stainless steel drawer pulls I made to the dropbox (stainless_pulls_[0-4]). In the course of...
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posted by akushner
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Stainless Steel Drawer/Door Pulls

Over the last six months, I put my hobbies of metalworking and woodworking to good use while remodelling my kitchen. Th...
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posted by akushner
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by akushner