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as metalworking ? I just lined a cake pan with foil for the cinnamon rolls that are rising in the dough machine . I'll...
10 comments posted 11yrs
posted by snag_one
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Pricing on Aluminum Extrusions

For those of you who use 8020 (ChaCHING!) for building jigs and such, check out the prices at Orange. Better than eBay...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ljaques
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by ljaques

mig shielding gas used for hvac?

Thinking about getting house ac unit replaced and using current hvac for my garage/shop. I know nitrogen is typically u...
1 comments posted 11yrs
posted by stryped1
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by stryped1

Does this wire rope need to be replaced?

I just bought this Grove crane: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Grove-Crane/ It does work, in general. I am concerned that t...
55 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus23196
55 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus23196

Cordless drill clutch settings?

I need more torque before the clutch slips. Will the upgrade from a DeWalt DCD790 to a DCD990 provide more torque on th...
24 comments posted 11yrs
posted by always.look
24 comments posted 11yrs posted by always.look

Strange thread

In the replacement steering knuckle for an IHC 453 there are two threaded holes whose thread I can't make out: inner di...
20 comments posted 11yrs
posted by v_borchert
20 comments posted 11yrs posted by v_borchert

Ford 9" axle

OK , here's what I have : A good friend runs a car resto business , and he's working on a Ford T I think it is . Single...
22 comments posted 11yrs
posted by snag_one
22 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Metalworking Deeds of the Day

I made a replacement shaft for an electric model airplane motor. My wife bent the old one as part of the learning proce...
11 comments posted 11yrs
posted by seemywebsite
11 comments posted 11yrs posted by seemywebsite

I need a good IR absorbing surface

I bought today a "hands free" garbage can for the kitchen. It said on the box that it has a motion detector for hands f...
28 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
28 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

mill spline trouble

My SuperMax mill only has three inch quile travel... So I tore it down to find what was wrong. The part that drives the...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Sears 3 and 4 wheel belt sander/grinders

I had a made-in-Taiwan Sears Craftsman model 351.22632 3-wheel (triangle) belt sander/grinder that takes a 1" by 42" be...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by joegwinn
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by joegwinn

OT Gooseneck trailer question

I have (among other transportation) my own Chevy 2500HD pick-up truck and a 12,000 lbs "bumper pull" trailer with a pin...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus10431
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus10431

Weight bearing strength of 5 ft. of black iron pipe

If I fully support 60 in. of 1-1/2 inch diameter black iron pipe (bought at Lowes or Home Depot), approximately how muc...
35 comments posted 11yrs
posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_1963
35 comments posted 11yrs posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_1963

12v inverters - Output voltage too high?

I know this is a metalworking site, but there is quite a bit of expertise o n subjects like this here. I just bought a...
57 comments posted 11yrs
posted by robanzellotti
57 comments posted 11yrs posted by robanzellotti