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Brake adjustment on Lagun mill

Hi guys! How the heck are ya? Did ya miss me? LMAO I still lurk all the time, just don't post much, 'cause... well... u...
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posted by doodooron
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by doodooron

Searching for CNC machinists / fabricators

I am searching for someone who works with metal modifications / fabrication who would be willing to provide a price to...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by meanie
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by meanie

anyone have a clue what this pump was used with?

Still going through stuff pulled from a storage container - this is a brass (bronze?) lubricating pump - a gear type pu...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nobody
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

How to use crimping tool

Guys, when you use crimping tools does it matter which side of connector goes under tooth of crimping tool? The part wh...
27 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alexkuzn
27 comments posted 20yrs posted by alexkuzn

aluminum ingots in the boonies

All, Finally found the mill I wanted. Thanks to everyone for advice, I finally got a preowned Taig CR/ER 4-axis mill of...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by eternalsquire
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by eternalsquire

Enco March free shipping?

Does anyone have the Promo Code for March free shipping from Enco? Thanks, Jeff Borning
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jborning
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by jborning

heavy old lathe wanted in Ontario

I am looking for a fairly inexpensive lathe to use as a test bed for electric motors. I need a machine that has a quick...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by sbaer
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by sbaer

OT FS ebay surplus equipment round 2

RCMers, I am into round two of my ebay sellathon of some of the excess stuff in my plant. Here is the link to the stuff...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gregsagfg
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by gregsagfg

Gauge block care and useage

I bought a set of inexpensive gauge blocks, mostly to be able to check the accuracy of my motley collection of calipers...
42 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jstewart
42 comments posted 20yrs posted by jstewart

JT #2-1/2 means exactly that!

I finally removed the chuck from the spindle on my circa 1973 AMT 1/2" bench drill press -- the one that has been the s...
34 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ndrez
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by ndrez

Drilling holes in a 1-2-3 block

Another poster reported success in drilling the unthreaded holes in a cheap 1-2-3 block out to allow a 3/8 inch stud to...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by JoeGwinn
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by JoeGwinn

Dinse welding connector problem

I have some Dinse style welding connectors. Basically they are a brass piece that goes inside a rubber outer shell. I b...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ignoramus18798
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus18798

Lanthanated tungstens for TIG welding steel

I finally got around to trying the 2% lanthanated tungstens. They rock! Excellent arc stability and shape retention wit...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dforeman
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by dforeman