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Do I really need an arbor press ?

Well , the point is moot now cuz I got one . We stopped at a yard sale this afternoon and there it was , in all it's gr...
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posted by Snag_one
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3/8" drill chuck replacement

I finally lost the chuck key to a Makita 907d cordless drill. The chuck has never been very good at holding bits, so ra...
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posted by bp
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AGM + LiFePO4

Has anyone tried this? https://wildebus.com/posts/hybrid-battery-bank-introduction/ He appears to not consider the built...
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posted by muratlanne
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EDM - How Practical Is It

I've got a book around here somewhere on making a simple EDM sinker for burning out broken taps and bolts, but from wha...
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posted by none
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Power Hack Saw

Power Hack Saw There is a power hacksaw available locally pretty inexpensively. Not cheap, but inexpensive. Photos look...
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Gasless Flux Core - Surprise

I don't follow all the new products for welding, but there always seems to be something out there that surprises me. GM...
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posted by none
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fwiw - rod-mill project start

http://weldsmith.co.uk/greet/rodmill/250318_rodmill.html"Rod mill - March 2025" Early stage "blagging" materials, and t...
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posted by null
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Champion forge blower

I just acquired the model with the gears and fan parallel that bolts to the rim of the forge tray. A search indicated t...
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posted by muratlanne
2 comments posted 1yr posted by muratlanne

good-range - MIG/GMAW welding CV vs. Pulse

Hello everyone. Welding newsgroup seems defunct. This may or may not be excessively abstruse . Continuing welding, work...
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posted by null
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Oil Dripper

Okay, I get about the best finish with stainless and alloy steel on the lathe with oil. The 14x40 (and the turret lathe...
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Ain't metal but ...

I've got a couple of 5 gallon molded plastic gas cans that have cracked at the mold part line on the top of the handle...
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posted by Snag_one
5 comments posted 1yr posted by Snag_one

wood lathe chuck

I ordered one, a 4 jaw independent, for its low profile to mount on my rotary indexer. My Clausing mill doesn't have mu...
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posted by muratlanne
0 comments posted 1yr posted by muratlanne