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Sail hooks

Looking for a smithy in Philadelphia area who can strike me three or four sailmaker's hooks with scorpions. Reply offlin...
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posted by artisan
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by artisan

Bandsaw for metal cutting

Without spending too much money, what is a good bandsaw to cutout designs in metal. How thick of metal can you cut? I a...
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posted by longoja
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by longoja

Vacuum rather than coolant?

Building a system for a customer... They are working with a material that is hazardous but not flammable. They are look...
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posted by bob
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by bob

Need some variacs in the UK

Hi all, I need one, or possibly two, variacs. I've got a couple but they're open-frame and I'm fed up of having to put...
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posted by christopher.tidy
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by christopher.tidy

aluminum square tubing source?

i'd like to get the stuff they use to make aluminum truck cargo bed caps. 1" square, radiused corners, thin wall, i ass...
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posted by wwixon
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by wwixon

Myford ML7 Backgear jammed

This is my first post - please be gentle. I have purchased a Myford ML7 (s/n 20206) and a small number of accessories....
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posted by imaperson
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by imaperson

Cutting copper

I am going to do some decorative work with thin copper sheeting. When you get into the really thin stuff, like about as...
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posted by boozoochavez
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

iron sources

I am looking for some VERY LIGHT angle iron and channel. I mean, in the 24 ga. variety. It will be to receive and hold...
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posted by boozoochavez
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Thread cutting (lathe) help!

I'm going to be threading the tenon of a rifle barrel and am practicing on a 1" dia piece of scrap crs. The thread is 1...
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posted by joneiserling
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by joneiserling

CNC GM file format help needed

I am looking for information on the most popular [G/M] cnc file layouts. As some of you may remember I am writing a pro...
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posted by gmcduffee
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmcduffee

Emco Compact 5

FYI.... The discussion group for this lathe/mill system is located at: http://tinyurl.com/ae4vg
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posted by ca95327
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ca95327

Cheapest place to find electric sprayer pump

x-no-archive:yes My dad has an old sprayer tank and trailer with a 3 horse engine. He would like for me to convert it t...
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posted by stryped
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by stryped

Metals for bearings

Could someone point me to some information about what metals I could use for king pin bearings on a small, electric-mot...
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posted by johnriley11
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by johnriley11