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Old Smith Drum Sliding Bed metal lathe help

Smith Drum sliding bed HK 808. I took this lathe as payment, don't know a lot about it but want to learn. The tail stoc...
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posted by Randy
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by Randy

communication problem

windows XP single serial port 9 pin 2nd gen controller cable straight thru pin for pin loopback checked cable all good...
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posted by Dcap
12 comments posted 11yrs posted by Dcap

soldering stainless - silver vs 50/50

I botched up the edge of a stainless steel darkroom sink with a saw. Whoops. The cut into the edge is cosmetic, but rea...
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posted by presence
12 comments posted 11yrs posted by presence

For sale deep hole borer Ryazan

drilled diameter -80 - 300 mm; boring diameter -250 mm; workpiece length - 2500 - 5300 mm; Max boring diameter - 250 mm;...
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posted by stankoukraine2011
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LOVE my blue box

Regulars here may remember my Lincoln Idealarc 300 stick TIG laid over and died about June 1. I've had it on Craig's li...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
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Y axis powerfeed

I hit the back of the column hard and lost the Y axis powerfeed on my Supermax last spring. really miss it. Today, I st...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Chainsaws !

I have exactly one chainsaw that I actually paid money for , and it's the one that gives me the most trouble ... most r...
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posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Taking down a bridge crane

A while ago, I was asking how to take bridge cranes down. Got some flack from some newsgroup members. Finally, in the l...
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posted by ignoramus8903
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus8903

Under 65 and expecting SS ?

I'm 60 yrs old and just now started to think I will not receive the full Social Security benefit until death. This arti...
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posted by nojunk
33 comments posted 11yrs posted by nojunk

Metal Cutting Bandsaw

I recently picked up a small HF metal cutting bandsaw. Its not great, but it does what I wanted it to do. Sever pieces...
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posted by none
18 comments posted 11yrs posted by none

How lubricants help in metal cutting

There was an interesting article in R&D Magazine, with a video: . The mystery was always how the oil got to where it ne...
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posted by joegwinn
11 comments posted 11yrs posted by joegwinn

3d printing info

just hit my inbox Stratasys PolyJet Desktop 3D printers: Power, Value, Versatility http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=101938...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmcduffee

Win-10 warning

Windows update just installed win-10 on one of my computers. CAUTION : The new browser does not save your favorites and...
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posted by Hbeal
11 comments posted 11yrs posted by Hbeal