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Lye and carbide

I recently tried using a lye (sodium hydroxide) solution for cleaning pitch, gum etc... from my woodworking tools and i...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mark
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by mark

cool old electric automatic (?) machine oiler FA

well, that was a painful learning experience - if you list anything in "metal working", e-bay seems to charge $20 listi...
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posted by nobody
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Clubs

Any metalworking clubs in the NJ metro area?
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by SAYWAT
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by SAYWAT

Mill reccomendations for a robotics team?

This is my first post, hopefully I haven't done anything horrible. I am a highschooler (junior) at the Harker School (S...
38 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tatsu23456
38 comments posted 20yrs posted by tatsu23456

Adapt Harbor Freight Mini Mill to CNC?

Subject says it all. Has anyone had experience retrofitting CNC to the Central Machinery 44991? Could anyone recomment a...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by eternalsquire
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by eternalsquire

Harbor Freight Coupons

>http://ww2.harborfreightusa.com/showpage_retail.taf?pageid=214 Thank's for this link. Let me pass on a tip. I looked a...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by spamhater113+U060225232707
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by spamhater113+U060225232707

Equipment for sale

FS in SF Bay Area only. I don't want to get involved with shipping etc. Also two of the items are old and have been unu...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Pilgrim6nospam
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by Pilgrim6nospam

MIG welding with DC power supplies

I have a few power supplies PP-1104C that are rated 100 A at 14 VDC and 50 A at 24 VDC. Not quite sure yet, but I think...
18 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ignoramus2596
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus2596

Honda GC190 5hp pressure washer problems

Hi everyone. I'm new here, so guide me if I'm in the wrong forum let m know plz. Recently my pressure washer has been a...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mtlmark23.23tkcu
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by mtlmark23.23tkcu

Rotary table

I've been needing to buy a rotary table for use with my Grizzly Mill/Drill. Been thinking along the lines of an 8". I w...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gmasterman
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmasterman

Metal surface preparation for painting

Does anyone know if paint thinner can be used instead of lacquer thinner for metal surface preparation before painting?...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alexkuzn
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by alexkuzn

The "ideal" Dick Cheney hunting accident

Images of this keep running through my mind. Dick Cheney and George Bush go quail hunting together. One bird breaks fro...
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posted by Dave Baker
75 comments posted 20yrs posted by Dave Baker

Where to get decent snap-ring pliers

I'm am heartily sick of cheap snap-ring pliers. Can anyone tell me of a decent brand?
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posted by jstewart
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by jstewart

Sundance film about China

This short film has been making the rounds on the web. There is plenty of metalworking content. Enjoy! http://festival....
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by no
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by no