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Shoptask 2000 Help / For Sale / Jackson TN

First, I am not an expert in metalworking or even a metal hobbyist. My father passed away from Leukemia back in Septemb...
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posted by markgivens
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3-phase: how to tell amperage/voltage?

Hi, After an 8-month-long search, I may finally have found a space on campus for a forge. For my forge I want a hydraul...
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posted by barnest
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Help with centrifugal clutch

hello all I need to buy a centrifugal clutch for motorizing my bike. The engine is a 31cc weedeater (yes I know those a...
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posted by cramos
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Can anyone ID this plasma torch

I will greatly appreciate if anyone can ID this plasma torch... A little bit of a gamble on my part......
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posted by ignoramus30985
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How to make a bandsaw cut straight - photos

In May and June of 2005, there was a thread titled "How to make a bandsaw cut straight" recounting my struggles in gett...
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posted by JoeGwinn
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Acme screw and way lubrication

I should be getting my welded steel table Monday. Then I can reassemble my Sieg X3 mill. What kind of common lubricant...
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posted by ohland
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Stuck bridgeport knee

Hey folks I picked up an old bridgeport the other day for a good price because the knee is stuck. I took the table off...
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posted by jfisher
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What does a good gib and adjuster look like?

Hi. I have one of those Chinese mini-mills. I know it has its shortcomings but I just tinker around in my garage so it...
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posted by hgary
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shop math problem

This is actually a little worse than shop math. I have solved this; will confirm the first correct answer. Find an equa...
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posted by grant
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New Low

When I saw Gunner posted off topic political BS earlier today I decided this newsgroup doesn't have a clue about what i...
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posted by clif
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Anyone hear of helloworld?

My daughter and SIL came home today just enthusiastic from a Hello World seminar. Supposed to be the greatest thing sin...
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posted by boozoochavez
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How to repair a pop-rivet puller

My new heavy duty (!) Stanley pop rivet puller wouldn't release the shank of the first rivet I pulled, so I took it apa...
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posted by pnuttall
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Hoist Davit is Complete!

Well, in the midst of all my other projects, I went out and in one day completed my hoist davit project for my cabin. T...
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posted by boozoochavez
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Any ideas what this is

From a metal detecting relic hunting forum http://www.findmall.com/read.php?30,335276,335276#msg-335276222 91009 body F...
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posted by diesel_fuelNO
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by diesel_fuelNO

Lapping nylon

Folks, I'm attempting to fit a 1.5 inch nylon cylinder into a 1 inch diameter metal sleeve. The nylon will act as a pis...
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posted by cnctutwiler
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by cnctutwiler