⏣ General Metalworking

recommend lunch with contractor(s)?

I guess bar-b-que, burgers, fried chicken and french fries are great, but n ot if you are wearing a buttoned-up shirt t...

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posted by mogulah

3 comments posted 10yrs posted by mogulah

Santa help: buying a vice and a drill press

A friend on the North Wet Coast in in need of a good vice, and a drill press. He already has a mostly woodworking shop...

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posted by wb8foz

16 comments posted 10yrs posted by wb8foz

Questions about Wheel spacers for a truck

A friend asked me about making spacers to make the front wheels on his 4wd pickup truck sit farther out. He is running...

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posted by wanderingmetalhead.nospam.please

8 comments posted 10yrs posted by wanderingmetalhead.nospam.please

Cast Iron

Got the new camera battery in ... here are some pics of the cast iron repairs I'm working on . The faucet will have to...

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posted by snag_one

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Lamp Repair using a Rigger's Constricting Knot

Yesterday, I noticed that the lamp hanging over the kitchen sink was no longer hanging by the woven polyester cable she...

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posted by joegwinn

16 comments posted 10yrs posted by joegwinn

Consumer electronics "war stories"

> "Chuck" wrote in in sci.electronics.repair in message > news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com... > >> The receiver tech w...

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posted by mogulah

58 comments posted 10yrs posted by mogulah

Steel + Aluminium melding?

Is there a proper name for the process where steel bolts in tapped aluminium, bind so much that normal unscrewing is im...

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posted by diverse

28 comments posted 10yrs posted by diverse

Training done right

Just finished 2 days of class room instruction on steam components by Spirex Sarco. Learned heaps and got a nice thick...

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posted by janders1957

4 comments posted 10yrs posted by janders1957

Nice bench top jig bore

A real cream puff, wish i lived closer to its location. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hauser-M1-Milling-Jig-Borer-Center-Mach...

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posted by HB

4 comments posted 10yrs posted by HB

Thinking of Youse Guys

I'll bet you all tell your wives to get one of these for one of your Christmas presents this year. http://www.gizmag.com...

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posted by ljaques

5 comments posted 10yrs posted by ljaques

Another project

Yesterday when I got that CI stove door from the neighbor , I also loaded up his hand cranked forge blower . I've got i...

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posted by snag_one

17 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Test time

I got the Invar/NiLo CF42 TIG filler today (Thanks Dan !) in the mail , now I need to learn how to use it . I have an o...

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posted by snag_one

12 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Transporting an electric charge using moving oil

Hi folks, This is a question for people with electrical knowledge, especially in the field of electrostatics. It's also...

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posted by christopher.tidy

39 comments posted 10yrs posted by christopher.tidy

what type of oil seals are used in the Clausing 1300 vari-drive?

This is a nice 1974 Clausing model 1300 (13x36) lathe I've had since 1985. Over the past 18 months the vari-drive handl...

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posted by Mike

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by Mike

Lathe Chuck 3 jaw with L 00 mounting

Anyone have an idea for a source (cheap and most likely Chinese or Taiwanese) for a 6" 3 jaw Chuck? Must have the L 00 m...

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posted by Rhollie

8 comments posted 10yrs posted by Rhollie