⏣ General Metalworking

fake air compressor aftercooler?

I broke the aftercooler off of my air compressor the other day. It's a 20c fm import aluminum pump with a cast iron jug...

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posted by freakyacres

2 comments posted 9yrs posted by freakyacres

not really OT: Looking for mobile work station for factory floor

I seem to be spending an infinite amount of time as a controls consultant i n a busy metalworking factory. As of now, m...

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posted by rangerssuck

11 comments posted 9yrs posted by rangerssuck

Your last DIY project

I want to know who thought this project "can be a reearding experience." http://www.northwoodscasket.com/build-your-own-...

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posted by huntres23

9 comments posted 9yrs posted by huntres23

WD-40 Advertisement

When WD-40 was ready to hit the market in 1958 one of the company's marketing kooks came up with an ad sign for it, whi...

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posted by Jwisnia18

1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Jwisnia18

Welding 4130

I mentioned a while ago that Fab Shop would be publishing an article about welding 4130 steel, written by a specialist...

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posted by huntres23

13 comments posted 9yrs posted by huntres23

OT: A book everyone here should own

http://tinyurl.com/jnwg7cu There is some metal on this plane.

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posted by ljaques

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by ljaques

Air- acetylene torch?

I found this torch at the dump. I think that it's air-acetylene, but I'd like your opinion. There's no name on it, but...

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posted by BobEngelhardt

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OT - photo hosting site

Dropbox no longer supports XP users, so I need a new photo host. My main criterion is simplicity. Both for ease-of-use...

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posted by BobEngelhardt

12 comments posted 9yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

Ford Ranger fuel filler hose

Do you still have your old Ranger? I just replaced the cracked outer fuel filler hose on mine and noticed that the top...

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posted by muratlanne

0 comments posted 9yrs posted by muratlanne

A bomb sent me home early

My surf-fishing trip was cut short this morning by a bomb that went off in a trash can around two miles from where I wa...

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posted by huntres23

14 comments posted 9yrs posted by huntres23

22 reloading

Thoughts ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/261920694059?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT SHARP SHOOTE...

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posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1

4 comments posted 9yrs posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1

minor gloat CO2 tank

Yesterday my wife was working so I had to take my visiting sister-in-law to the hair dresser. And then went on to the l...

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posted by dcaster

33 comments posted 9yrs posted by dcaster

How do you weld bandsaw blades

We just bought a spool of band saw blade stock and we want to cut it in sections and weld blades. How do we weld them so...

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posted by ignoramus16559

18 comments posted 9yrs posted by ignoramus16559

Retired!

Well, I retired on Friday. 'Finally had enough. So I went fishing this weekend -- and I see that a lot of people here s...

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posted by huntres23

86 comments posted 9yrs posted by huntres23

One of those days?

I just checked for RCM messages and saw this: Headers retrieved for rec.crafts.metalworking: Messages: 0, Duplicates: 0,...

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posted by ljaques

5 comments posted 9yrs posted by ljaques