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Anyone have a use for die knives?

My dad is now 76 and getting to the point where its time to clear out some stuff (He has s*it loads) Anyhow he gave me...
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posted by wayneREMOVETHIS
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by wayneREMOVETHIS

Bulding a trailer?-Metalworking Content-Warning <G>

I just negotiated for a service body (one of those plumber truck type beds with the bins and doors) thats currently mou...
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posted by gunnerNOSPAM
25 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunnerNOSPAM

OT: "Recycle" Laptop Monitor

As a longtime lurker I know there are a lot of tinkerers here. Has anyone made a monitor for a PC from a dead laptop wh...
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posted by MarkJerde
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by MarkJerde

What is it? CXXVI

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp67
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by rhvp67

OT: Great Wal-mart story!

While talking to a HUGE customer, he told me about how a company they bought out now had a lot of excess capacity. They...
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posted by tom(nospam)
46 comments posted 20yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Correct bore size for shaft

Hi all, This might seem like a silly question. I need to get a brass gear made. It will fit a 4.75 mm diameter precisio...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

Celtic cross in CAD (grave marker for pet)

Well I'm sad to say our beloved sheltie of 14 years is soon to be expired so I have been tasked to create the unusual m...
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posted by pedro
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by pedro

indexing mill head?

Hi, I want to make a simple indexing head for my lathe (as per multi-start threading, for example, just with more divis...
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posted by barnest
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by barnest

FS: New D1-4 face plates

After considerable searching I have been able to locate a source of 250m/m -- 10 inch D1-4 mount faceplates at a reason...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmcduffee

Somewhat OT - Anyone know optical sensors?

Good afternoon. 102F with a heat index of 125F here in NJ today... Death Valley, eat your heart out... I've got a custo...
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posted by bob
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by bob

Help with transmission ID

Figured I'd try here first since this is a very savy group and it is metal related, transmissions are made of metal:) M...
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posted by wpflumus
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by wpflumus

effect of welding on tolerance?

Hi, I want to draw a steel ring along on two leadscrews, traveling linearly in the direction of a diameter (not in the...
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posted by barnest
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by barnest

Solvent test

I am going to be doing semi scientific test on different solvents. ( for parts washing purposes) Ive got some nasty old...
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posted by wbbright
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by wbbright