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Connecting Rods

I'm making a new set of con rods for a 2 cyl steam engine because there was a slight rod knock on one crank and no way...
16 comments posted 20yrs
posted by judybob
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by judybob

cutting a shape out of stainless steel

I have a fixture in the bathroom which has some chrome plated steel end caps that tend to rust. (There is an edge that...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by adrian
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by adrian

Meco Midget question?

I recently purchased the meco midget torch as depicted at the following website. http://www.tinmantech.com/html/meco_mi...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by werkspace
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by werkspace

math and metalworking

I need to take a college level math course for a Bachelors degree that I am working on. The school does not care what i...
77 comments posted 20yrs
posted by onetoncrewcab
77 comments posted 20yrs posted by onetoncrewcab

sawhorse designs

I recently got into cutting wood for my cabin. We went and picked up some lengths of wood, and cut them. I had a couple...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by boozoochavez
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Solvent cleaning NO!NO!

I recommend you not clean your machine stuff with parts cleaning solvent (degreaser). Last week I went to pick up a 8"...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by estevew
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by estevew

Any tips for finding air compressor leak?

I have an IR home-shop compressor (20 gal, 1 1/2 hp) with a leak. I just measured & timed it: in 17 hours the pressure...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Cheep Face Mills / Indexable End Mills?

Today I had a hot job that needed to get done but we didn't have the correct size (3" x 2.5" aluminum) stock on hand, s...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by hariseldon1232002
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by hariseldon1232002

go figger

I sometimes volunteer at a local detention facility, and they have a metal detector. Last night I was up there and hadn...
34 comments posted 20yrs
posted by grant
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

The SR71

On a tour of the Blackbird I learned some astounding facts. The Blackbird, of which one model is the SR71, gets hot whe...
39 comments posted 20yrs
posted by etpm
39 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

one for the chemists

I saw a show on the history channel about the Texas City disaster where a ship loaded with ammonium nitrate caught fire...
17 comments posted 20yrs
posted by etpm
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

BP J-head motor question

I have a couple of J-heads. Recently, I took the motor off one and tried it on the other (to see how quiet the other on...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by grant
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

Band saw blade keeps coming off

I feel an idiot for not being able to get this damned thing fixed myself, but I have a smallish bench mounted metal cut...
34 comments posted 20yrs
posted by chris
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by chris

Flycutter as hole saw?

Hello all, I am getting closer to doing the job that involves clamping open boxes, DB 9 holes, etc. There will be some...
33 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bschwab
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by bschwab