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Gorton mill tooling conversion

It's been a while since I was on here, so hello to all again. After a bit of a discussion last week, I picked up a Gort...
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posted by diesel
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Using an air tank for vacuum?

Can a typical "125 PSI air tank" be used as a "buffer" of vacuum? I have some applications in mind like desoldering, wh...
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posted by ignoramus28190
41 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus28190

Check vise and/or jaws?

Hello all, I finished squaring the block for my latest part, set up a stop, found 0,0 and clamped the evolving part in...
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posted by bschwab
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by bschwab

[OT] Our Right to Security

An interesting article, "Our Right to Security" (Debra Burlingame, Wall Street Journal, 30 January 2006, page A18) appe...
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posted by JoeGwinn
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by JoeGwinn

OT: Rice sock magic

It may be well known to many but I just started using a rice sock for minor aches. It's just a sock filled with dry, un...
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posted by tom(nospam)
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Parting out clausing 4903

Ive got a clausing lathe that is missing the compound. I was willing to see about making or buying one. But the banjo a...
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posted by wbbright
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by wbbright

Traverse feed when hobbing of helical gears?

If one is hobbing helical gears, and the direction of traverse is parallel with the cutting teeth of the hob, and the b...
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posted by radio.ham
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by radio.ham

Device name?

Hi, A while back I saw a strange device that looked like two leaf springs you strapped onto your feet and were able to...
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posted by wkehm
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by wkehm

Brittle Silver Wire

I'm having a problem with wires breaking. I am melting both ends of 1" lengths of 20ga sterling wire to form a kind of...
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posted by pureandsimpletruth
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by pureandsimpletruth

Payback to this group

Okay, you guys (gals?) have been answering my questions and solving my problems for about 5 years now. Time for possibl...
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posted by ivan
35 comments posted 20yrs posted by ivan

Vertical shaper/slotter on ebay

I've been watching a 6" vertical slotter on ebay for a few weeks. It was listed at $900 by a machinery dealer in Detroi...
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posted by no
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by no

A little metal crank

I made a little metal crank to replace a broken one on a lathe. http://users.goldengate.net/~dforeman/crank/
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posted by dforeman
26 comments posted 20yrs posted by dforeman

Favorite method for marking tools

Looking for opinions on marking tools. Engraver - air or electric any advantage cheap vs expensive arc pencil ? thanks
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posted by polyman
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by polyman