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Anybody here install LOTS of Heli-Coils?

One of my customers has me drill. tap, and install STIs (AKA Heli-Coils) in aluminum castings. Depending on the casting...
10 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

FS: HEY #3 Manuals

for sale: 1)Hey #3 Automatic Facing & Centering Machine, Serial #2824, Operating & Maintenance Instructions; I have two...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by bdtuttleman
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by bdtuttleman

Vibratory tumbling media

I rebuild MGB steering columns as a sideline. These columns use alloy space rs where the column bolts to the dash. Thes...
6 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gmasterman
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmasterman

SR44

The local Harbor Freight had them for 37 cents each, a couple days ago.
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by mike.terrell
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by mike.terrell

Metal failure

I was vacuuming leaves the other day when the "6.5 hp" Harbor Freight-powered vac let out a terrible bam-bam-bam... and...
49 comments posted 11yrs
posted by BobEngelhardt
49 comments posted 11yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

Oooooh!! I just know someone here built this!!

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/phx/4411651464.html "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child, miserable, as...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gunnerasch
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by gunnerasch

3D printing with titanium

Interesting article on additive fabrication [3D printing] in titanium using laser sintering. Zero tooling required. Just...
11 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gmcduffee
11 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmcduffee

FS: 2 vintage Spicer manuals

for sale; scanned versions of the following manuals: 1)Spicer Model 7041 4 Speed Auxiliary Transmission Service manual...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by bdtuttleman
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by bdtuttleman

Crossover switch? Cutoff switch?

What's the switch called that you use to cut a circuit over from street 'lectricity to a generator? And do they come in...
30 comments posted 11yrs
posted by tim
30 comments posted 11yrs posted by tim

FS: Some vintage big-rig accessory manuals

for sale: scanned versions of the following manuals available via email: 1)Leece-Neville Parts List for 2300JB Superlif...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by bdtuttleman
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by bdtuttleman

FS: Original Pickett Slide Rule Manuals

for sale: two original Pickett slide rule manuals in very clean condition, look unused. 1)How to Use the Model N-16ES E...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by bdtuttleman
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by bdtuttleman