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herbert box tool

hello all. this is my first post so bare with me if I have repeated what has been asked before. I have a Herbert no 5 p...
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posted by tracron
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by tracron

Clamping a T

Hello all, Suppose you had to make something like this: +----+ | A | | | | +---+ +----------------+ | +--+ | | | | +--+...
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posted by bschwab
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by bschwab

Table travel specs

Hello all, Dumb question: is there anything special about the way table travel numbers are measured? I ask because in d...
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posted by bschwab
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by bschwab

mild steel or drill rod for 24" arbor

I'm building a woodworking drum sander (ShopNotes Vol 15, Issue 86) which calls for a 24" long 3/4" steel rod for the d...
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posted by rhaukom
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by rhaukom

Name of a clamp?

I would like to buy a few clamps like this: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/clamp/dscf0001.jpg I have no idea if they exist...
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posted by ignoramus16588
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus16588

reversing AC motors?

Hi, I'm looking around motor for a grinder. someone pointed out that compressor-duty motors are non-reversible. I didn'...
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posted by barnest
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by barnest

Permatex "Right Stuff" spray on gasket maker?

Has anyone got any idea on how this stuff compares in hardness to o-rings of say... 70 durometer? I don't know anything...
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posted by weyland
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by weyland

Grease gun advice needed

I'm tired of not being able to force grease into chassis fittings with my existing grease guns. Mostly working on my '4...
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posted by ivan
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by ivan

Air Hammer Chisels

I have a really stupid question. In the following air hammer chisel kit: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/brandsplace/0246-g...
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posted by nntp
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nntp

The Grizzly roars! Sieg X3 arrives [finally!]

Grizzly quoted me 4-6 weeks, and my X3 will be in Thursday this week [4 weeks]. Too bad I had to put off picking it up u...
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posted by ohland
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by ohland

Scrap Carbide - $200 to $300 a coffee can

Scrap Carbide $200 to $300 a coffee can A coffee can of scrap carbide weighs about 40# to 60#. It costs $8.10 to ship i...
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posted by president
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by president

Surface roughness after hard anodizing

Thanks in advance... I am an avid reader of this newsgroup (and occasional contributor), and know how much knowledge ex...
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posted by adamstagnaro
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by adamstagnaro

Puzzlenut adventures

Warning: metal content. See http://users.goldengate.net/~dforeman/puzzlenut/
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posted by dforeman
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by dforeman

Surface Plate techniques

I have a Starrett precison level I think is not perfectly flat on the bottom. What is the proper procedure for checking...
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posted by gboettcher
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by gboettcher