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High Pressure Low Flow

I need to be able to pressurize a tank up to 500 psi, but only need 2-3 cfm. Is there cheap way to use my shop air to g...
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posted by Charisse.Lievens
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by Charisse.Lievens

Way OT Plymouth Cavalier

Any ideas on how to get at the upper turn signal bulb on the driver side of the Cavalier?
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posted by dwilkins
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by dwilkins

Any Ornamental Metal Guys In Here?

I do quite a bit of ornamental metal. I am not going to call it wrought iron, because it is not. That is the modern gen...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by boozoochavez
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Looking for a shaper in Seattle?

Know nothing, not affiliated with seller. Have seen a few mention that they were interested in smaller shapers at a low...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kmiller
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by kmiller

OT: Wonderful Chinglish

Haven't bought any Chinese machine tools from HF lately, so was delighted to rekindle my amusement with Chinglish by ha...
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posted by jasonrnorth
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by jasonrnorth

Steel screw removal using alum - follow-up

Hi all, The aluminium plate and steel screws have been sitting in a saturated solution of alum at room temperature for...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

Urethane cutter angles?

I have some Urethane bushings for automotive leaf springs that need boring to larger sizes. The maker uses some secret...
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posted by spam
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam

Whining from a diamond wheel grinder

I have a baldor #500 diamond wheel grinder. I noticed something yesterday that I did not like. Sometimes, though by far...
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posted by ignoramus29948
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus29948

ames hardness tester

Greetings, I'm looking for a diamond penetrator for my Ames hardness tester...... they are prohibitively expensive from...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by flyhigh
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by flyhigh

"The fine art form of metalworking"

The fine art form of metalworking at http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20060910-111858-2412r.htm
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posted by yared22311
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by yared22311

Accu-fence

I just purchased a 4-year-old 5hp PM-66 that had the rails cut down to 24". I was able to buy(steal) all the accessorie...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dausbrooks
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by dausbrooks

Diacro for sale

Hi, I'm selling an "almost new condition" Diacro No.2 Hand/Lever Operated Punch (w/stand and some tooling) on eBay. The...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by planet10
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by planet10

Putting together a shop away from the house?

Looks like it'll be a while before I have a proper house, and putting a shop into this apartment is a little impractica...
16 comments posted 20yrs
posted by DoNotSpamthegoat4
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by DoNotSpamthegoat4

How would you do this?

My cousin-inlaw is working or restoring an old John Deere Tractor and came to a point where he needs to make a part for...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by wpflumus
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by wpflumus