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Wtd collet for antique hand grinder

Am looking for a 1/8" collet for a Handee Model 6600 hand grinder. This tool was manufactured by Chicago Wheel and & Mf...
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posted by bnsbp
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by bnsbp

"Full Thread Depth" blueprint definition

When a blueprint calls out for "full thread depth", is it telling you to tap a 100% depth of thread (major to minor dia...
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posted by russellshigeoka
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by russellshigeoka

Newbie grinder stand question

I've started buying some basic power tools and I'll devote some of the garage to them. That's far from ideal, but it's...
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posted by bogus
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by bogus

A Bit of a Gloat

I responded to an ad about some endmills for sale. Ended up buying about a hundred endmills from 1/8" to an inch in dia...
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posted by mlogical
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by mlogical

Oil tables on drill presses - plain or T-slotted

I've always wondered about industrial drill presses (such as many of the Clausing 15" and 20" units) that have a machin...
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posted by JoeGwinn
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by JoeGwinn

Recycling Bicycle Spokes

Any thoughts, pro, con, or tech? Doug Goncz Replikon Research Seven Corners, VA 22044-0394
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posted by DGoncz
72 comments posted 20yrs posted by DGoncz

Prop shaft taper angle?

--Trying to machine a taper to match the i.d. of a marine propeller (12" dia, 21" pitch, 3 blade). Is there anything lik...
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posted by steamer
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by steamer

WTB: Drill Press Handles

I have an old beater Sears Craftsman (King Sealy) drill press that a friend wants to use. Unfortunately it does not hav...
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posted by crmeyer
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by crmeyer

Machine auction

Since I've decided not to bid, someone else might have some interest. http://www.lonestaronline.com/listings/categories...
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posted by andy
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by andy

Sealcor?

I snagged a tube of something called AllState Sealcor brazing rod this week. 1/8" x 36 long..probably 50 pieces in the...
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posted by gunner
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

12 inches?

If I'm ordering a part from either a fabrication house or cut to size flats from a sheet metal supplier, should I be th...
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posted by newszz10
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by newszz10

Tapmatic tapping head

After being not so satisfied with manual tapping, I decided to give a try to see if a tapping head like tapmatic 50x wo...
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posted by ignoramus14797
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus14797

Spoke Threading Method

Hello, rbt and rcm readers. Here's my method for threading 14 gage stainless spokes with the Hozan spoke threader. It l...
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posted by DGoncz
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by DGoncz

What is your favorite metal?

And why? Alloys included.
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posted by norm_de_plume
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by norm_de_plume