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The Solution To Getting Everybody to Go EV

Retrofits are only/mostly going to people who can afford to throw money at cars. That's not the answer currently. Most...
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Stainless Parting - I've Gone Backwards

No, I didn't put the lathe in reverse, except when I meant to anyway. I bought a new parting tool, and some new parting...
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Steel Weld Backing Plate

First off let me say I "can" gap weld steel. I prefer a good fit-up, proper bevels, and most importantly, nobody inspec...
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screw plate

I happened onto an antique screw plate buried in my collection and decided to finally mention it. It looks like this ex...
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Batteries - EV Conversion

Back Story: About 3-1/2 to 4 years ago my dad had a brain tumor removed, and it came to my attention that he was not ma...
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More Welding, Bending, Trailers , & Stuff

I've got a utility bed for a pickup truck out back. I long ago decided not to install it on the planned truck. I bought...
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Speaking Of Welding

Richard kind of got me wound up. Well, Jim is not totally blameless either. I've got a few electric winches, and a coup...
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weld - steel 10mm thk - GMAW spray transfer

Hello all Thanks for support and encouragement over the decades. Latest weld - first "heavy" thickness in this job. Is...
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adjustable square for SHS / box sections

Hi all Working with Rectangular Hollow Sections Square Hollow Sections box sections ... The rounded corners make using...
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Re: LHT-25B - Small Turret Lathe

(My server didn't save the contents of that old post) Wow! Its been a while. I finally made a place for it, cleaned up...
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Happy New year (2025 Update)

Being entirely without imagination I shall pass on the same greeting and salutation I have used for the last several yea...
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Stainless Swing Bolts Source ?

MSC, McMaster, and Zoro/Grianger do sell them, but at $8+ bucks (and up) each they are a little expensive to incorporat...
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Merry Christmas to me. - TOOL SCORE!!!

Images Here: https://www.yumabassman.com/2024/12/24/1338/ I bought a second machine that uses the Kwik 200 tool holders...
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Shop Crane Revisited

I figure I need at a minimum a 2 ton shop crane. Probably a gantry crane would be the most useful. At over a dollar a p...
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