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crimping brass down on steel sheet

I've milled a 0.02" slot in a brass bar for a piece of sheet steel 0.02" thick. Trouble is, it's not all that snug (I b...
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posted by eroot
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by eroot

90 Weight Gear Oil Damaging Brass and Bronze?

Someone in the Yahoo 4x6 bandsaw group said they know for a fact that automotive type 90 weight gear lube will attack b...
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posted by Sierevello
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by Sierevello

Clausing 5400 drive belt removal

I need to disassemble my Clausing 5449 lathe to get it downstairs into the shop. The 5449 is a 1968 vintage 5400 series...
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posted by berger
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by berger

Is there something like an inverted drill bit

I'd like to grind a 5/8" shaft on a motor down to 1/2", but have no real metal shop - just a drill press & mitre saw. I...
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posted by pogo
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by pogo

Help with small cutting wheels

Hi, all: I am looking for a small diamond cutting wheel with a cone or inverted cone shape and a 60 degree edge angle....
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posted by boydsteere
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by boydsteere

Welding

Can 300 series stainless be welded with a gas welder?
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OT - signed up for a trades course

Bit the bullet. SIgned up yesterday for the trade course in fitting and turning. Will take me a year, but at the end of...
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posted by ablight
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by ablight

Convert Grizzly H5685 to CNC?

All, I've obtained a Grizzly H5685 4-inch rotary table as part of a purchase. The previous owner had obtained a Nema 23...
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posted by eternalsquire
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by eternalsquire

Really OT= pf flyers cost in '63

Trying to dredge up some numbers from neurons that haven't seen the light of day in ages. What was the cost on a pair o...
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posted by patm317
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by patm317

Scrap Metal - Two Questions

I'm getting ready to make a run to the scrap yard, but I have a couple of questions. !. I have a pile of stuff that is...
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posted by n5kzw
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by n5kzw

ktm 2 stroke

have recently bought a KTM 125 motocross bike. I got this bike cheap as it starts and runs but will not rev to its full...
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posted by nchilliy
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by nchilliy

Aluminum Stovetop Heat Dispersing Plate ?

... or whatever the F the right name is (I knew it yesterday ! ) . The wife's cast iron skillet recommends a heat sprea...
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posted by quasara
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by quasara

what's causing RUST on my Stainless Steel?

Hey everyone, I build sculpture out of 316L Stainless Steel and am having serious RUST issues. It seem anywhere I grind...
17 comments posted 20yrs
posted by SP-AMB-LOCKrainlover
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by SP-AMB-LOCKrainlover

Need a straight edge for an X-acto

I'm not much of a metalworker, I joined this group to look for information on metal etching and wound up never leaving....
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posted by info
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by info

Hamilton "Dick" Upshur

It is with great sadness that I wish to inform the model engine-building community that Dick Upshur passed away on Sund...
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posted by smulholl
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by smulholl