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OT - Pen Plotters?

Anyone out there still using pen plotters? I ask because I have a very nice HP7550 6 or 8 (can't recall)pen plotter. It...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alanganes
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by alanganes

Manual for Graziano SAG 14 lathe?

Anyone know where I can get one? The one that came with the machine (many years ago) only has one basic introductory pa...
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posted by spam
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam

Are these machines a good deal? (lathe and mill)

A lathe and a mill have come up for sale on the local (Albuquerque) craigslist. The mill is a Rong-Fu RF-30 with some m...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by no_spam
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by no_spam

AC motor wiring question

I have an AC motor with 4 leads. 115 volt 2.2 amps. The motor is NOT a centrifugal start switch equipped motor. It was...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by etpm
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

Help with little taps

We've got some parts that are tapped for a 2-56 thread. The material is 8620 and it is 1/8 thick. After breaking a doze...
29 comments posted 20yrs
posted by clannorm
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by clannorm

Jacobs chuck wedges

Could someone give me the dimensions (LxWxT & slot width) for a No. 6 Jacobs wedge. I need to make a tool that looks li...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tunxis
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by tunxis

Anyone Have a JET JDP-20VS?

The JDP-20MF and JDP-20VS are significantly different, so I find myself in need of some measurements off of a JDP-20VS....
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posted by bob
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by bob

OT: The magic of PWM for controlling motors

The electrified boatlift is working fine, but it wants 12 volts. That's available if I just suck one tit of the 24 volt...
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posted by dforeman
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by dforeman

FS (2) Emco Compact 5 Lathes

Ive stumbled across not 1, but 2 Emco Compact 5 cnc lathes. One is in perfect working order..the other has unknown issu...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gunner
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

Lathe Spindle Bore

Hi Everyone, I'm sure this is a dumb question, but what exactly is meant by the "Spindle Bore" size when describing a m...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by anthonytoivonen
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by anthonytoivonen

Pressing together a motorcycle crankshaft? How?

Pressing together a motorcycle crankshaft? How? I remember doing this --- I think in the 60's with a large VISE .. but...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by frasser
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by frasser

Stainless BBQ

I was looking at some stainless BBQ's today and brought along a small magnet. The expensive Ducane Stainless was not ma...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mark
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by mark

Lathe Oil used

In a 1937 Manual it says to use SEA 10 oil. Other later places say SEA 20 oil. Anything wrong with splitting the differ...
13 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nomail
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by nomail

Any JET Drill Press Experts?

Anyone know if the quill on the JDP-20MF is identical to the JDP-20VS? Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bob
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by bob

Bridgeport dimensions

I just saw this listing on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220017071422 It contains these dimen...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by notreally
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by notreally