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FA: Lathe tooling

I've just got the opportunity to ebay off a bunch of stuff from a company that is closing up. There is a TON of brand n...
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posted by russw
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OT source for goldoni service manual

Dad just bought a Goldoni 224, 4wd articulating tractor with a Perkins air cooled deisel engine. His best guess is an e...
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posted by ms_smith11
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Need broken Starrett 731 digi-mics

Does anyone happen to have a broken Starrett digital micrometer of the 731 series? I've discovered that they are too ol...
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posted by dnichols
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Need advice on steel to use for Pen Mandrel

Thought I'd post this here and get the opinions of the folks who know steels and metals. I'm a woodturner and mostly tu...
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posted by Traderman04
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by Traderman04

Drilling Grade 8 bolts

Are grade 8 bolts drillable? I just realized that bolts that I bought from McMaster this afternoon for making fittings...
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posted by ignoramus19864
36 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus19864

Central Texas Machinery Auction

One of the better machinery auctions to come our way... http://www.swicoauctions.com/viewAuction.php?auctionid=211 Maybe...
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posted by gourdhedd
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by gourdhedd

precision matthews 10x27 lathe

does anybody have any thoughts on this lathe? im coming from a jet 9x20. just a hobby but need better quality that the...
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posted by tjlj
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by tjlj

Drilling Copper

We need to mark 1/4" thick copper plates with a small "V" design that either punches completely through the metal, or n...
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posted by fobragg
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by fobragg

FA: Starrett 24" Digital Height Gage

A model 752A-24 (SPC out, but I have no way to test SPC). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=1800...
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posted by wallyblackburn
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Be careful with shotguns

http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2006/july/ogrish-dot-com-accidental_shotgun_discharge.jpg
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posted by ignoramus19864
87 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus19864

Sheetmetal Punch Questions

I manage a small prototyping machine shop for my employer. I have alot of experience with milling and turning, but less...
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posted by nospam
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

How to cut very hard cast alloys?

I have a piece of white cast iron: Composition: 2,5% C and 20% Cr Hardness: HV 750 Dimensions: 40x40x6 inches Micro str...
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posted by lucasjensen
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by lucasjensen

Could someone help me ID the thread on a male fitting

I have a male fitting. (it was screwed into one of the hoses of my ill fated plasma torch). Now that I removed it, I ca...
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posted by ignoramus14396
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus14396

Best lathe: Bushings and belt drive

Hi guys, I'm new into lathes but have heard that if you want a lathe producing the best and smoothest pieces you need b...
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posted by lucasjensen
25 comments posted 20yrs posted by lucasjensen