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Speaking of Blacksmithing

Yeah, not really. I was just bending some rod using a rosebud to heat up the bend points to make a new handle for my ro...
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Stock Storage

For the type of work I do I buy a bit of aluminum flat bar. My last order was a little over 900lbs of 12ft long bars, a...
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Pin material ?

I managed to lose one of the pins that hold the lift link clevis to the lower arms on my "new" tractor - adjustment tur...
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posted by Snag_one
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Ribber Plugs VS Rope Plugs

Yeah that's it. I've used rope plugs for emergency repairs for years. Never used a rubber mushroom plug before. I used...
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How Big Is The Disc

A while back I installed an under bed goose neck hitch in my (not new anymore) truck I bought last year. I also picked...
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tack weld SMAW 6010 cellulosics - yes!

Hello everyone Decades after first mention of tack welding with SMAW 6010's, on then welding newsgroup and on r.c.m., I...
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It lives

Finally got a day with no rain so I got the injectors on my "new" tractor bled . And it fired right up . According to t...
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Making a Screwless Vise

I probably won't, but I have been thinking about it. I am sure of some of you (particularly old school employed machini...
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Re: Carbide on antique lathe again

>... I can't help you with a source , but I can say your lathe is probably a lot more rigid than my old Wards/Logan. --...
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Fuse wires ? Really ?

While on a familiarization trip thru my downloaded owner/operator manual for the antique Yanmar YM1500D tractor I just...
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Zoro 20% Off Codes

I've been getting monthly post cards in the mail ZoGraingRo with 20% off discount codes.  Looks like there is a maximum...
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Non Abrasive Metal Cutting Chop Saw

Evolution is the name that really brought these to the public attention, but lots of companies are selling them. Fein,...
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metal WORKING today

I cranked out a duplicate of a semi prototype mold today. The single cavity prototype worked, so I made a 4 cavity vers...
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