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Insert nomenclature

Awl-- Just wunnerin-- Is there a logic/system behind the myriad of abbreviations of all these inserts? It seems like yo...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by physical
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by physical

Locking carriage/slides on a manual lathe

Awl-- I have a 13x40 Enco, but set up really nice--x,yDRO, snap handle 5C, Aloris, cam-lock chucks, new bearings, reall...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by physical
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by physical

Armed citizen thwarts home invasion robbery

Jan 24, 2006 9:00 pm US/Pacific One Killed In Bakersfield Botched Home Invasion (AP) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. A botched home...
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posted by gunner
123 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

NAMES Expo - NEW VENUE (Updated 20 Sep 2005)

A reminder. The 17th Annual North American Model Engineering Society (NAMES) Exposition When April 22-23, 2006 Hours Sa...
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posted by ssl
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by ssl

Arc-starting on HF's $199 TIG welder & related

I know you get whatcha pay for and I am content with the capabilities of the said welder. It appears "scratch-to-arc" t...
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posted by rashidk
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by rashidk

make a dually out of a 3/4 ton

I've got an old (1977) 3/4 ton GMC pickup that I'm thinking of putting dually rear wheels on for hauling around the farm...
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posted by mike.slowey
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by mike.slowey

manual for old (very) horizontal mill wanted

Brown & Sharp, No. 0. Patent on the casting is 1896. I did a bit of googling but didn't see anything.
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posted by jtaylor
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by jtaylor

TIG welder

I am cnsidering a tig welder. My main interests are welding aluminum, steel and stainless, in thicknesses up to 3/4 in,...
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posted by bjchaucer
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by bjchaucer

OT: Automatic chapter 11/7 for major corporations?

Should there be an automatic administrative bankruptcy/reorganization process for major corporations based on their [la...
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posted by gmcduffee
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmcduffee

Emco Maximat Super 11

i am living in austria and just got a used Emco Maximat Super 11 with vertical mill, the green older model (380 volt /...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by enfieldontour
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by enfieldontour

Foundry Work casting vintage 1924 FA

Foundry Work by W Roland Needham 1924 The word "Specimen" is stamped onto title page,otherwise VGC.146 pages. Lovely ol...
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posted by janeypugh
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by janeypugh

How to Run a Lathe download

Does anybody know where South Bend's "How to Run a Lathe" can be downloaded? There are lots of people selling CD/DVD co...
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posted by berger
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by berger