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Garden hose as insulator

(this is in regards to my welder rewiring project). I have a few bare copper wires (stips 1/2" wide 1.5 ft long) that a...
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posted by ignoramus32263
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus32263

feedback on Sears Craftsman powder coating gun?

I currently use a Harbor Freight powder coating gun, but am considering replacing it with the Sears Craftsman model. I'...
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posted by plzdontspamme
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by plzdontspamme

Please help with valuing welder

Greetings all youse welder types, I am looking at buying a Lincoln sp135 welder. I do not know if it is the Plus versio...
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posted by etpm
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

Preventing warpage when only one side can be welded

I am building a new hub for a 8" rim I use on my mini chopper. I turned down a tube to about 3/16" thick, and bored eac...
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posted by terry.gaston
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by terry.gaston

240v speedway buzzbox on 120?

howdy all are the poles the same for 120 as for 240? tried posting this over in p.m.'s welding forum & and so far, no h...
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posted by jmcman57
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by jmcman57

OT Navy press release

Caption for photograph in Friday April 28 Northwest Navigator. I could not find the picture in the on line issue of the...
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posted by dcaster
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by dcaster

FS posting for a friend

Koike IK 600 flame cutter. 2x4 foot table. Built in Canada to Northrop Grumman specs. Home use only very nice condition...
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posted by clover338
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by clover338

Which quick change tool post set for this lathe?

Sheldon 10 x 56 XL (large spindle hole) lathe. What size quick change do I need from enco for this lathe? Will this one...
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posted by cornerexit
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by cornerexit

Enco free shipping for May?

Need to order some stuff tomorrow, anybody have the free shipping code? Thanks Wayne
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posted by cornerexit
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by cornerexit

Quick Change Toolpost for 9x20 lathe?

Will the AXA size Aloris toolpost work on an imported 9"x20" lathe? It's an Enco, if that makes a difference. If not, w...
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posted by nospam
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Jaws for a Rockwell chuck?

Got a little 5 inch 3 jaw chuck. Marked "Rockwell, Made in USA, 25-870" All it came with is a set of outside jaws, woul...
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posted by billmarrs
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by billmarrs

Need an internal gear

Need quantity one of the following. Internal spur gear (like a ring gear with the teeth on the inside) 54 tooth, 24 pit...
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posted by billmarrs
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by billmarrs

Slightly OT--Glass etching paint?

Awl-- Our beloved NYC homeys, being fair chemical mavens in their own right, have discovered this glass-etching paint t...
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posted by physical
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by physical