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"M" Head

I am looking for a Bridgeport M head -- hd_74al
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posted by hd_74al.21zczj
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by hd_74al.21zczj

Danfoss VLT manual

Just bought a Danfoss VLT1010 VFD on ebay for my mill/drill. 240 Volt single phase in /240 volt 3 phase out. does anyon...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tomiller
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by tomiller

Need to Polish or Brighten some Aluminum

I need to Brighten or Polish some aluminum. Who sells this stuff in a small quantity? I could dip it too. The aluminun i...
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posted by rwatson767
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by rwatson767

Earth's Limited Supply of Metals Raises Concern

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060120/sc_space/earthslimitedsupplyofmetalsraisesconcern This kinda off topic but is rea...
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posted by wayneREMOVETHIS
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by wayneREMOVETHIS

Detroit Industrial

Does anyone know how to contact this company?? They have been harassing me for about five years. I keep telling them to...
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posted by ptmachine
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by ptmachine

RPC pony motor getting hot?

Time for a new rotary phase converter. This one is 20 HP. It's balanced, but to avoid the monstrous starting surge curr...
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posted by jwilson
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by jwilson

welding to a freeze plug

Will welding or brazing a fitting to a freeze plug soften it up too much to stay put? I'm interested in some cooling mod...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cmciver
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by cmciver

Cheap way to put radii on turned parts

Something Jim Rozen posted prompted me to post this. He uses a ball end mill in the lathe tool post to cut thread relie...
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posted by etpm
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by etpm

Jog on a lathe

I bought a VFD and a 3-phase motor to update my semi-crappy lathe. The VFD supports a jog function and the way I'm goin...
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posted by notreally
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by notreally

2D layout of a Dome

Hello, Does anyone know how to make a 2d layout of a dome? 32" OD, 16" height, 16 segments? Thanks. Tom
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tfreedy
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by tfreedy

Interesting kart site

Hi guys, Just thought you might like to see this: http://www.aaroncake.net/projects/sm2k.htm It's a nice site. Pity he...
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posted by christopher.tidy
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by christopher.tidy

Replacement Heas for Bridgeport Mill

I'm looking for a replacement head for a Bridgeport mill. Does anyone have a source for used or rebuilt heads in or aro...
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posted by jgtr
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by jgtr

plasma cutter circle cutting attachment?

I have a little plasma cutter. I'm certain that Hypertherm sells a circle cutting attachment for it, just as I'm certai...
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posted by grant
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

OT: Had to tell somebody

My wife just came home from her Weight Watchers meeting to report that, on our daughter's behalf, she sold 20 boxes of G...
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posted by "spam "
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by "spam "

Rockwell chuck jaws source?

Picked up a cute little 40:1 Clausing dividing head. It has a 5" 3 jaw chuck on it, a Rockwell 25-870. Unfortunately, i...
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posted by billmarrs
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by billmarrs