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way OT: concrete stamps

Please forgive the OT post, but I didn't want to be ripped up by professionals telling me that it was morally wrong to...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kevin
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by kevin

Looking for discount source for stove bolts

I need to buy a box of 1/4 x 3 RH stove bolts for school. Can someone suggest a source that sells discount hardware? Tha...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by rjv494
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by rjv494

Line Boring on Lathe

To bore the frame of the 1/3 Galloway kit I got recently, I intend to attach a 1/2" aluminum plate to the top of my cro...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by keillorp135
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by keillorp135

Soldering #8 copper wire

I am trying to make some wire sculptures with #8 copper wire but I cannot seem to get the solder to stick to the wire. W...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by patsversatile
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by patsversatile

Power Driveway Sweeper?

God, I'm tired of manually scraping 1-2" of tree junk off my driveway. What I need is a gas powered push type reel-mowe...
17 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jasonrnorth
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by jasonrnorth

Getting Jacobs chuck off arbor

I have a Jacobs 14N 1/2" chuck for the tailstock of my lathe. The MT2 arbor it is mounted on has spun in some past life...
24 comments posted 20yrs
posted by notreally
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by notreally

Basic die clearance/fit question

I think that this is a simple question, but I don't know the answer. I am sure that a die maker would know the answer,...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by fergusonOMITsculpture
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by fergusonOMITsculpture

Making Spheres

Can anyone tell if if it is possible to make 2-1/4" to 4-1/2" diameter spheres on a lathe starting with cylindrical sto...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Searcher7
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by Searcher7

Machining a Go Cart Wheel Hub

I'm working on a go cart as a school project with a friend. Our budget is extremely limited, so we're leaning towards m...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by js5301
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by js5301

OT how do I search newsgroups?

I know there is a way to do this, but, I can't remember how. I want to search for a thread that was posted several years...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mcgeepby
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by mcgeepby

South Bend spindle sleeve size

I have a South Bend 16" metal lathe with a 2 3/8" - 6 TPI spindle. It is missing the sleeve in the spindle that accepts...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ted
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ted

Wire labeling

I am working on something that will involve a few dozen wires. I want to label them, e.g SCR1, Thermostat2 etc. I could...
23 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ignoramus22440
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus22440