⏣ General Metalworking

Desk lighting

I can't stand working in my office/man-cave because the lighting is so crappy. I'm squinting like a 12 year old with a...

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posted by Mars

24 comments posted 11yrs posted by Mars

OT: Free/cheap Chinese shipping

I have been buying electronics from China direct lately since I found the identical products for sale for many times th...

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posted by etpm

9 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Ford EcoBoost Engines Can Suddenly Fail Creating Dangerous Conditions

http://www.consumerclasslawyersblog.com/2014/09/09/ford-ecoboost/ "Consumers who own or lease vehicles equipped with Fo...

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posted by jonbanquer

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by jonbanquer

Which steel rod would have the least sag/twist/flex of a 4' stretch

I need a steel rod/s. precision ground, polished, turned, heat treated whatever is most effective. 3/8" OD and a length...

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posted by Jman

37 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jman

Our robot took 1st place in Illinois state Robocross olympiad

Video and some details are here. http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Robocross/ Most people go the easy route an...

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posted by ignoramus4444

11 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus4444

I hard faced my shovel

I found a hard facing wire made just for the 115 volt MIG welders. It is a flux core wire so no shielding gas is used....

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posted by etpm

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Robotic platform that lasts for many hours

As I mentioned before, we built a robot for a science olympiad competition. http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/...

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posted by ignoramus4444

8 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus4444

Clausing Variable-Speed Drives - DTE24 oil is too thin

I have had a Clausing 5914 lathe since 2007, and always had problems with the variable-speed drive, and a major problem...

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posted by joegwinn

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What is it? (Amateur Version POST05)

Here is the fifth tool post in the series. As usual, I will try to answer q uestions about their composition, size and...

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posted by leflynn

1 comments posted 11yrs posted by leflynn

emcomat7

I have a turning mchine emcomat7 and I would like know where I can buy the instruction book and eventualy spare parts .R...

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posted by Salvatore

1 comments posted 11yrs posted by Salvatore

OT Presidential Succession

Why do so many news agencies report the VP as being 2nd in line and the Speaker as 3rd in line etc.? Last time I checke...

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posted by ivanvegvary

4 comments posted 11yrs posted by ivanvegvary

I am trying to replace my blown H60 Tecumseh 6 hp engine with an H70 7 hp engine

On a group Bilt horse tiller but the H70 has a 1 inch diameter shafts and the *H60 has a 3/4 in shafts and the original...

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posted by Mieguy

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by Mieguy

Ford F-150

I just got back from an engineering conference in Detroit on "lightweighting" cars and trucks, which was an exceptional...

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posted by huntres23

172 comments posted 11yrs posted by huntres23

Propane tank for forklift

Is it possible and easy to adapt a BBQ type propane tank to use on a forklift?

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posted by Mars

6 comments posted 11yrs posted by Mars

Cheap people

About 45 minutes ago a guy calls and asks if I can heli-arc a casting. I say sure, if it's weldable I can probably do i...

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posted by etpm

10 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm