⏣ General Metalworking

Any one using 3D printing for metalwork

Last evening I went to a beginners class on 3D printing. The class was using a program by Autodesk called " 123D Design...

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posted by dcaster

14 comments posted 10yrs posted by dcaster

Jet JTM-830 owner / user manual

Have a Jet JTM-830 Vert. mill that is serving me very well. Appears this model is no longer made, serviced or supported...

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posted by rgentry

4 comments posted 10yrs posted by rgentry

Heavy Metal Climbing?

I wonder if Ig can tell us what they're saying. (They sound Russian to me, anyway.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDY...

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posted by ljaques

10 comments posted 10yrs posted by ljaques

hardening copper wire

Sort of stupid question about hardning copper wire. I'd like to harden some 10 guage copper wire for making an antenna....

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posted by presence

8 comments posted 10yrs posted by presence

Grinders

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I was looking to buy an electric grinder and I have finally came down to 2 options: Metabo W...

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posted by Paul.Murphy.1066bc58

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Why would ONE carbon brush burn on an DC motor

I got a nice Matrix T3X treadmill at a company cleanout. Seems to be USA made, heavy, for up to 400 lb max runner weigh...

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posted by ignoramus15926

15 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus15926

Rotary manual vs Beverly shear

Folks, I have a throatless Beverly shear, the model B. I was looking online today at the roller type of throatless shea...

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posted by etpm

1 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

gummer's double-wide in Taft

http://www.realtytrac.com/property/ca/taft/93268/326-olive-ave/157406917 Note the property type. Note the amount of lan...

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posted by Lalalalala

15 comments posted 10yrs posted by Lalalalala

Metal related-China's rare earths problems

Right now there is only one mine in the USA producing rare earth elements. They recently stopped mining and are just ma...

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posted by etpm

5 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

Power steering fluid instead of ATF?

Just a quick question because I know it works: Last night I needed to make a couple of chinguses (ding-wazzles?) out of...

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posted by seemywebsite

3 comments posted 10yrs posted by seemywebsite

Got my Cree flashlight today Equip Review

Won a Cree 2500 on Ebay for $3.81 a couple weeks ago http://www.ebay.com/itm/291566384088 And then bought a charger wit...

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posted by gunnerasch

17 comments posted 10yrs posted by gunnerasch

Bending help please

Anybody here have press brake experience? I was to start with 3x3x.375 6061-T6 aluminum Tee extrusion, 4 inches long, a...

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posted by etpm

4 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

Forklift licenses and such

From summer 1974 through 1976, I worked at NASA Ames Research Center, high school and college work exp. I had a US Fede...

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posted by janders1957

23 comments posted 10yrs posted by janders1957

New steel I don't recognize

I got in a hurry on a job, and had to run 10-mi to the scrapyard for some heavy 4" angle, rather than driving the 80-mi...

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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

34 comments posted 10yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Side panel latches - 1947 SA 200 Welder

I have a 1947 Lincoln SA200 welder with intact original sheet metal including the side panels. I bought it many years a...

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posted by BFR

1 comments posted 10yrs posted by BFR