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#$%!! Fan

A year or so ago I scrounged one of those big 4' shop fans that stand up on a pedestal and blow huge amounts of air aro...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gunner
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

Welding castiron

I have a bath tub that I want to use to melt lead in [ for a boat keel] can a black iron pipe be welded to the drain hol...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cwessell
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by cwessell

Making a handle and a shaft

I have searched using the internet for answers but I can't find it there and neither can I find it in the information t...
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posted by albert.xtheunknown0
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by albert.xtheunknown0

Why use brass?

Why might a doctor use brass for her nameplate on the outside wall and why is the material suitbale for this purpose?
22 comments posted 20yrs
posted by albert.xtheunknown0
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by albert.xtheunknown0

New Technology HTS-528 Brazing Alloy

Anybody have 5 or 6 sticks of this brazing rod that I can buy? I do not need a whole pound as they sell it. One pound i...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Sierevello
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by Sierevello

Trouble with cut-off operation on lathe

This is my first lathe and I am having trouble with using a cut-off tool. I usually am cutting of mild steel, although...
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posted by jsreed
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by jsreed

Craftsman 6 Inch Lathe: Need Advice

I am rebuilding and tweaking a guy's old Craftsman metal lathe. I have a machinist's background but I'm not familiar wi...
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posted by Leadscrew
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by Leadscrew

Bandsaw Question

I have acquired a small tabletop bandsaw , and was wondering if it might be suitable for cutting metal - with a proper...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by snagone
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by snagone

OT-Neopost Postage Meter Inkjet Cartridges

Beacuse this newsgroup has proven itself to have the most intelligent and resourceful posters in all of usenet, I thoug...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jwisnia
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by jwisnia

Sidney belt lathe

This is an appeal for info from Wayne Cook. Wayne, I have a 15"X 96" Sidney belt drive very similar to your 19" X 96"....
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jimmiejb
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by jimmiejb

TIG welding 304 to 316

Hello, I would like to TIG but weld two 3" dia pipes. Wall thickness is 1/16" One is 304L and the other is 316 I have ER...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by borism_-void-_
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by borism_-void-_

Torch cutting stainless--stinky?

I didn't do it! But one of my rocket scientist co-workers tried to flame cut a stainless pipe. Kept at it for a good tw...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by DoNotSpamthegoat4
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by DoNotSpamthegoat4

PING------Bruce Bergman

Bruce, A little expert guidance from you would be appreciated. Given a situation where a person installs steel single g...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by vordos
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by vordos

Band saw blades in SF bay area

A few days back, someone asked for a source for custom band saw blades in the SF Bay Area. I didn't have the info at ha...
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posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM

Where to buy Sandvik Lathe Tools and Inserts

Is there a website where one can order Sandvik products? I know about the one run by DoAll but unless you know the exac...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Gouge
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by Gouge