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Geometry question

All- I need to put an o-ring groove in the underside of 500 1/4-20 flathead screws. So I need to make a groove tool to...
48 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
48 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Help with the magnet in a magnetic drill

I have a magnetic drill, an old looking one. The drill motor works, the magnet does not. I investigated the magnet a li...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus29328
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus29328

"CNC Is Little Help Without A CAD file"

Wrong on so many levels but not unexpected in a group that's completely out of touch with modern machining techniques:...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by jonbanquer
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by jonbanquer

Bridgeport Quality

I bought my Bridgeport mill new in 1981. Today I just finished power tapping a bunch of 5/16-18 through holes in .5 thi...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Harbor Fright Down Grades Quality Again

Harbor Fright Down Grades Quality Again I've got a couple Harbor Fright Drill press. One is a floor model. Its not wond...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by none
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by none

first TIG experience

I started a TIG class over at local fab shop. It was pretty interesting. Nobody else showed up so it was a couple hours...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by presence
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by presence

view and earn desire money

desire money http://tinyurl.com/kc8zx8c Did you ever wonder just exactly how people are making money online working fro...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by vijayboss50
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by vijayboss50

Sponsorship of village events and such

I have a business in a particular village. While I try to observe all laws and regulations, I am surely not even aware...
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posted by business-man
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by business-man

Robotics

The robot that I made with my son, that works like a tracked skid steer, turned out to be really good. I have no idea h...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus18077
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus18077

MIG welding questions

Welding yesterday with my little Lincoln SP125+ I noticed something I had not seen before. I was welding aluminum with...
1 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Any experts on "Learning Remote Controls"?

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 8:25:07 AM UTC-4, Bruce Esquibel wrote in sci.electronics.repair: > Bob F wrote: > > > It...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by mogulah
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by mogulah

Got two isolation transformers

> > > > I've got two 240VAC/240VAC 500VA isolation transformers. Before I sell > > one off I thought I'd best check whe...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by mogulah
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by mogulah