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30mm bore

I have 6 circular 3/8" mild steel thick plates that were waterjet cut with a slightly undersized central hole. The cent...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by rick.fetters
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by rick.fetters

TIG Welding Machine UP-GRADE

Hello I am posting this note in order to see if anybody on this site is working on Dave Barrett's Mod. for the TIG Weld...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by pdl
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by pdl

9" SB bolt pattern

Does anyone have the specified distances for the hold-down bolts for a 9"x36 Horizontal motor driven lathe (e.g. 420-YN...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bsquare
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by bsquare

Shop Cats and Welding (Gunner?)

What do any of you do about the shop cats when welding? Evict them? Miniature cat-sized welding hoods? One of our cats...
16 comments posted 20yrs
posted by noone
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by noone

What type of steel for machining press brake dies?

I'm thinking that the easiest way to make a lower v-block for a 24" long press brake is to mill one corner off two pcs...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by lorenpatterson
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by lorenpatterson

post weld cleaning of stainless

I've used the paste (usually a phosphoric/hydrochloric mix) for removing htr the dicolouration due to welding on stainl...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by robin.nospam
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by robin.nospam

sheet metal forming

Does anyone have any references to books or online sources which describe how to form sheet metal into compound curves?...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tedbennett
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by tedbennett

Garden jewel -- metal foolishness

A quickie project for Mary, who wanted a hose fitting for watering her plants: http://users.goldengate.net/~dforeman/gar...
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posted by dforeman
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by dforeman

Clausing 1671 drill press

Does anyone know the specs. on a Clausing 1671 drill press? There's one at an auction about 90 miles from me. I need a...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Paint Job is cracking and falling off!!!

Need some expert advice. My son had a 3 thousand dollar paint job put on his truck, which at the time of completion loo...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by micki1967
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by micki1967

FS: New Variacs (Powerstat) anyone? 240VAC

just picked up three new superior electric Powerstat vairable transformers, type 12C. These are rated 240V .70 amp, and...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Atlas Milling Machine Indexer?

Atlas Milling Machine Indexer. Anyone got one? I have what I suspect to be the tailstock for the indexer. It came with...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by t.o.jones
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by t.o.jones

Cofres de madera

Los cofres peque=F1os de madera se pueden exhibir con un poco de poupurr=ED en su interior.
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cplp20
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by cplp20