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Strange SCR power supply (welder) issue

I have a welder that I made from a old Hobart CyberTIG, by using aa modern SCR firing controller by PCTI, Inc and a Cub...
27 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ignoramus17359
27 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus17359

homebrew furnace questions

Hello All I am in the uk and am thinking about making a small homemade furnace using calor gas as a fuel ,I have seen m...
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posted by ronpriest
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by ronpriest

Fork lift problems

Sorry to post off topic but I couldn't find a forklift group. I have a Toyota ELECTRIC forklift (TCM) 2 ton. Recently t...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by david.cawkwell
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by david.cawkwell

Anybody have a tracer mill?

I'm still planning on duplicating 4 cams that are 3' dia. by 1/4" thick, in 8 truncated pie sections each. I was told b...
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posted by tom(nospam)
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Maxin Lathe Info

Is there a source to information for Maxin lathes? thanks Simon
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posted by bigblockford545
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by bigblockford545

Miller 210 or 251 or Lincoln?

A client today mentioned he was going to buy a new mig machine, and I commented that I had a nearly mint Airco PhaseArc...
25 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gunnerNOSPAM
25 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunnerNOSPAM

5000 RPM bearing

I'm a dreamin' on buildin' a homemade barfeed for my Hardinge CHNC... The part that concerns me at the moment is the be...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

boring head tip

I learned a really good lesson today. Don't advance the boring head by backing out the screw; rather only feed it in. I...
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posted by grant
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

Low priced abrasive supplies

I just wanted to let you all know of a new website to get the best deals on 3M sandpaper, Dynabrade sanders, and all you...
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posted by sandingsupply
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by sandingsupply

Job Openigns

Hello everyone, My name is Ozzie Ramirez and I am a contract recruiter in Ontario, CA. At this time I have a customer i...
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posted by ozzie.ramirez
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by ozzie.ramirez

Tooling shopping list (for a newbie)

I have my first-ever machine equipment (Jet BDB-1340A lathe and JVM-836 mill) coming my way and I'm scrambling to figur...
38 comments posted 20yrs
posted by 26oo
38 comments posted 20yrs posted by 26oo

Advise on buying used mills and lathe

I have wanted a lathe and mill for awhile and found a older gentleman pretty desperate to get rid of some stuff before...
23 comments posted 20yrs
posted by FlaMtnBkr
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by FlaMtnBkr

Steam Book Gloat

Thanks to someone on RCM (very sorry to have forgotten who) I looked at a classic steam engine book, as reproduced on-l...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by judybob
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by judybob

First post by new member

Hi Folks, I've just now joined your club so would like to say a big hello to you from Vancouver, Canada and wish all th...
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posted by jackie.blake
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jackie.blake