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Controllable torque electric motor questions

I was having a discussion with someone about a machine design, and I suggested that a variable torque motor would be a...
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posted by fergusonOMITsculpture
30 comments posted 20yrs posted by fergusonOMITsculpture

Looking for tool tote

Looking for a new tool tote for work. I'm currently using a CLC 1526 and looking for something bigger but not too big....
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posted by polyman
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by polyman

new engine or new truck

I have a 1993 toyota pickup and I have to replace the engine. The body is in great condition, transmission good, clutch...
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posted by sebarnum
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by sebarnum

Suggestions on replacing cnc equipment needed

Currently I have a Haas VF3 vertical cnc mill with a 4th axis, and a Haas SL30 Big Bore cnc lathe with parts-catcher an...
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posted by nowhere
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by nowhere

OT - lawn mower engine prioblem

I have a 12 hp B&S engine on a 52" mower. The other day I had been mowing for about 1/2 an hour when 1. there was a sha...
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posted by bobengelhardt
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Long term rust protection

I've spent two days pulling my old 16"X120" LeBlond lathe out of the shop to make room for the new (to me) Hardinge CHN...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

separating MT

A young fellow at work snapped a 3/4 bit and in the process jammed two sleeves and the bit together. I have tried putti...
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posted by m-zimmerman
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by m-zimmerman

Don't let two people buy stuff for same project!

I believe that everyone has a touch of dyslexia. I'm looking at a shaft timed with a #40 chain and the drive shaft has...
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posted by tom(nospam)
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by tom(nospam)

differnce in hand grinder vibration

i have had issues with RSI (repetitive strain injury) from using a keyboard. this means pain and some numbness in the h...
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posted by cporro
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by cporro

OT-: Only In Florida

No idea if its true..but its way cool.... >A news article from a Florida Newspaper: > >When Nathan Radlich's house was...
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posted by gunner
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

Electric cabinet heaters

Hi all, Just a quick question. Does anyone here have experience of using those little extruded aluminium electric cabin...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

Small verticle mill for home/hobby use

I keep running into times where I'd like to modify or make a part woodworking or woodturing jigs so I'm thinking about...
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posted by Traderman04
51 comments posted 20yrs posted by Traderman04

how does this valve work?

Years ago, a standard part of the peripheral stuff around a dentist's chair was a small round platform with a water spo...
15 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tove
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by tove

FedEx or UPS

From the 'receiver' end, I've found it pretty much depends on the driver. For years, we had a dependable UPS driver who...
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posted by thermo102
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by thermo102