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Dalton lathe

I have a dalton lathe I would like some info on it.i can't find anything anywhere and help would be great

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posted by dan.mclaren.dm

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by dan.mclaren.dm

Markings on "owner" gas cylinders

What markings identify an "exchangeable" welding gas cylinder? I'm shopping casually for a used oxy-acetylene rig and a...

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posted by bp

34 comments posted 11yrs posted by bp

Forklift hydraulics only works when I step on gas? WTF?

I have one forklift (Cat TC60C). The forklift drives and works in general. However, at idle speed, the hydraulics does...

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posted by ignoramus24975

9 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus24975

Branding Irons

I want to make a small branding iron to mark my bee hives , and am looking for suggestions for what /how to do that . I...

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posted by snag_one

20 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Coating for acid exposure?

I have a job rebuilding a bottle filling machine used to fill quart and gal lon bottles with various acids. Need someth...

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posted by gmasterman

4 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmasterman

Flare brake lines?

A 3/16" (0.191") brake line on my Honda rusted through from the outside and the dealer wants $1200 to take the front an...

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posted by muratlanne

127 comments posted 11yrs posted by muratlanne

Clear vs black threading oil?

Is there any important reason not to use the clear version of Rigid threading oil for drilling/threading on my mill and...

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posted by gmasterman

10 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmasterman

Will this work?

I recently picked up two solid core wooden doors 36" x80". They are very he avy and I am planning on laying them end to...

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posted by certifiedgunnut

19 comments posted 11yrs posted by certifiedgunnut

BREAKING: ATF Temporarily Pulls Proposal to Ban AR-15 "Green Tip" Ammunition

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/03/10/breaking-atf-pulls-ban-on-ar15-green-tip-ammunition-n1968508#! BRE...

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posted by gunnerasch

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by gunnerasch

TIre tools

Today my wife called and said she had a flat on her car. Well at least the weather was not bad. So I went to her and pu...

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posted by dcaster

19 comments posted 11yrs posted by dcaster

Needle bearings

Working on my daughter's 1948 Pontiac. On rear drive shaft u-joint, we lost some of the needles in the bearing (or they...

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posted by ivanvegvary

55 comments posted 11yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Installed hydraulic wet kit on my semi truck

I have a hydraulic powered "beaver tail low boy" semi trailer. To run it, 3 years ago we built a hydraulic unit by adap...

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posted by ignoramus7655

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus7655

Another potential MOT use

Well , I still have that MOT sittin' here , and just thought of another maybe . Last year the Hooved Rats of the Woods...

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posted by snag_one

28 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Once again !

Y'all have certainly heard how nasty it got in our part of the country night before last with several inches of snow on...

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posted by snag_one

4 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Hydraulic pressure relief valve stopped holding

We are installing a "PTO wet kit" on our truck. The kit, that I bought at a truck parts store, consists of a Muncie PTO...

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posted by ignoramus21464

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus21464