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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....
5 comments posted 11yrs
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/...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus4444
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus4444

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...
1 comments posted 11yrs
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

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?
6 comments posted 11yrs
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...
10 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

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