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OT: Sears Hydro-glass well pump repair/replace?

Hello all, My lawn will thank me if I can get an irrigation pump working. I _think_ it is set up to pump water from a s...
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posted by bschwab
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by bschwab

Grrrrr

I just found out that nitrogen won't MIG worth a darn. I went the other day and traded out a bottle of mixed gas. Didn'...
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posted by boozoochavez
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

looking for sources of mild steel rods for axles

I'm looking for good sources of some mild steel rods for axles. I'd *like* to get them pre-cut in about 3" lengths. Doe...
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posted by pogo
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by pogo

Disassembling a 6" Westcott chuck?

A gunsmith friend of mine brought me one of the basis Westcott 3 jaw chucks..threaded back, that needs to come apart fo...
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posted by gunner
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

making bunches of bolts

Hey all, I'm a wooden boatbuilder and we usually make our own silicon bronze bolts. The are usually 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/1...
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posted by news
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by news

Rigging apology

After being castigated and corrected about my absolute lack of knowledge about rigging, I would like to apologize about...
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posted by boozoochavez
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Interesting q about water

You guy are about a million times smarter than I, but I got a question wrong on a test years ago and it nags at me. Wha...
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posted by clover338
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by clover338

Machinery's Handbook 26 CD Version

Can someone e-mail me the following file from the Machinery's Handbook 26th CD version? It is YC.PDF. Mine has become co...
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posted by Sierevello
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by Sierevello

"M" Head Bridgeport

I am looking for a Bridgeport "M" head (just the head) -- hd_74al
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posted by hd_74al.244od1
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by hd_74al.244od1

minilathe controller

I also bought a 7X10 mini lathe from a liquidator. It was a damaged return and I thought probably the controller was ka...
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posted by big-d
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by big-d

Ping Pyotr

Aprons went into the mail last night. Gunner, posting from the front seat of his truck in a wifi hotspot
18 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gunner
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

Mail order source of small lots of metals?

Looking for small, single-piece quantities of metals, mostly non-ferrous stuff. Does anyone have a favorite US-located v...
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posted by DaveHinz
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by DaveHinz

comparison shopping

All. As some of you may have guessed, I am currently shopping for a CNC mill. I would like to get one for the following...
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posted by eternalsquire
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by eternalsquire

Large 304 stainless steel "washer"

I need a large 304 stainless steel washer, with the following dimensions. OD 21.5", ID 14.625" Thickness .5". Preferabl...
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posted by abrasha
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by abrasha