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Vacuum pump UNSTUCK -- and question

Thanks to Bill and Christopher. I took the vacuum pump apart. Removed the motor, cover, and took the pump body apart fr...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ignoramus1088
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus1088

Humongous Ship Prop image?

A year or three back someone posted a link to an old photo of a real big ship prop (12'? more?), on the shaft with matc...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mickey_NO_NO_NO
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by mickey_NO_NO_NO

welding and steel

what is the reason that sauder dousn't stick to steel such as sauder and a socket to create somthing... me and my frien...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by GMW9891
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by GMW9891

Annealing 304 after welding

Hello, Someone here sent me some very comprehensive information on annealing stainless steel materials after welding. I...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by borism
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by borism

Good used tig welder

Hi Metal workers I have enjoyed reading your past postings about the best small tig machine and have a couple of questi...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by benton007
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by benton007

Nameplate Rivets

Does anybody have a source for the little brass rivets used to hold nameplates and data plates on machine tools? Also, w...
23 comments posted 20yrs
posted by keillorp135
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by keillorp135

Tool Terms

A recent discussion on tool posts has inspired me to ask if there exists a dictionary of sorts for the various tools an...
25 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Searcher7
25 comments posted 20yrs posted by Searcher7

Atlanta Area Scrap Yard

Does anyone know of a scrap yard in the Atlanta (preferably South) area? Thanks, Mark
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by mark
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by mark

hot wrench

I had to take apart a flimsy old cast iron camp stove today. Fifty year old steel screws/nuts holding the cast iron top...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by grant
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

mill/drill motor

I have a wholesale tool version RF-30 mill/drill. I have had it for a couple of years and its always worked fine. Now w...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bla
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by bla

OT : What are you doing about Valentine's Day?

This is totally off topic. If you have procrastinated your plans for Valentine's Day, may I offer a suggestion? Hire a...
17 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dgriff237
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by dgriff237

Ping Tom Gardner

Tom, first set of linear ways went out Thursday. They are brand new and should meet your requirements for a 4"+ travel....
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gunner
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

I need an advice for drilling

i need to do 300 holes on a 5/15" steel plate ( over girders on a bridge). The diameter of these holes is 1 1/2". I'd l...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cefr69
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by cefr69

Home FM Antenna

So what's the best plan? If I string a dipole antenna, what are the optimum leg lengths? Are the circular indoor "amplif...
15 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jasonrnorth
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by jasonrnorth