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MIG C25 refill

I got a 60 cu ft cylinder refilled today - it was $52!! IIRC, the last time that I refilled it was $30+- ('course that...
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posted by BobEngelhardt
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

Rimless cartridge question

I know, it's a nutty idea but I designed a centerfire .22 round. Dunno yet whether I'll ever make any because it also m...
46 comments posted 10yrs
posted by etpm
46 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

The problem with precision

My Fadal mill showed me by the cuts it was making that the spindle needed to be trammed. I have a lot of good machine s...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by etpm
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

1-14 thread

I need to mount a GPS antenna. It has a 1-14 internal thread. 3/4" electrical fittings are similar, but they are .050"...
57 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mike.terrell
57 comments posted 10yrs posted by mike.terrell

OT - Networking a Printer

You fellers are pretty knowledgeable about computers and have a lot more practical ideas than the geeks who live at com...
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posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

Gear cutting hob

I need to make a 32t helical gear to mate with my 8TPI acme leadscrew. I ha ve a couple of questions for those here who...
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posted by gmasterman
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by gmasterman

Weld or silver solder?

I have been welding some stainless steel still components for a local startup. Because it's SS I have to back purge to...
10 comments posted 10yrs
posted by etpm
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

How to harden brass

I have some gizmos to make and one way would be to silver-solder two brass bits together, but after that they may be to...
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posted by me
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

online dovetails measuring calculator

http://mwganson.freeyellow.com/dovetails The calculator uses the steel dowels measuring technique. Enter the distan ce...
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posted by mwganson
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by mwganson

Someday is here !

Several years ago , while browsing in one of the tourist trap secondhand stores here , I bought a saw tooth setting dev...
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posted by snag_one
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Update on "broke my lathe"

Pulled the cover off the gear box..and yeah..wiped out (2) bevel gears. Im not sure why it did it in the way that it di...
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posted by gunnerasch
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by gunnerasch

Spraying used oil

I need to spray used oil on a number of truck frames etc. I would like to know what is a good solution, preferably comp...
70 comments posted 10yrs
posted by ignoramus3828
70 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus3828

Help needed with sealing assembled pipe

In Washington State recent laws now allow micro distilleries. One is opening up near me and I have done some welding on...
16 comments posted 10yrs
posted by etpm
16 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

Battery testing

Yesterday I bought the HF 500A carbon pile battery tester 91129. The instructions are aimed at a one time Go/NoGo garag...
13 comments posted 10yrs
posted by muratlanne
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by muratlanne