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ping: Iggy

A couple weeks ago, you asked how much it cost for me to have a lathe picked up from the UPS freight center near me & d...
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posted by 2k7508
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by 2k7508

Stainless rust removal redux

Hi, I took note of the recent discussion concerning stainless steel and removing rust. Kept several good posts (thank y...
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posted by lfisk
22 comments posted 11yrs posted by lfisk

The Tractor: proceding with the repairs

Well , I've done about as much as I can without parts . The metal fatigue damage has been repaired . The starter has be...
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posted by snag_one
21 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Mig Welding Basics part 7 Vertical Tee Joint Drill

Mig Welding Basics part 7 Vertical Tee Joint Drill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JycdRwDLg58 HAH! Beat Banquer at his o...
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posted by rangerssuck
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by rangerssuck

A long serendipitous tractor story

Back in 1996 my wife and I bought the acreage on Whidbey Island that we now live on. Soon after the purchase a guy at w...
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posted by etpm
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Printing decals with alps

I am looking for someone that can print in white. I have my own graphics but I need to print on clear water slide paper...
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posted by Diecastfromthepast
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by Diecastfromthepast

meta working will change

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posted by billybugs01
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by billybugs01

Tractor Tales

The patient will live ! I've been working on his thing all week , today I fired it up and checked out the transmission...
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posted by snag_one
19 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Arduino and Windows Update

Hi, I know there are several people here that work with Arduino microcontrollers. Just a heads up to a potential headac...
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posted by lfisk
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by lfisk

Skunk Works Reveals Compact Fusion Reactor Details

We have been seeing little detail-free teasers that Lockheed-Martin's Skunk Works had come up with a new approach to hy...
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posted by joegwinn
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by joegwinn

Anybody know Victor flowmeters?

The flowmeter I'm curious about, the HRV2380, has inside it a device called a "cartridge". This is apparently the probl...
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posted by etpm
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

stainless steel questions

1948 Pontiac All the trim is supposed to be stainless, not chrome. Does this mean that the tarnish and rust can simply...
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posted by ivanvegvary
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Calibrate a flowmeter?

One of my flowmeters needs to be rebuilt. It is a Victor, the kit is available, and I know which part needs replacing....
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posted by etpm
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Actual metalworking question

I just scored an older JD model 317 tractor with a mower deck and front blade with hydraulic raise/lower , and it needs...
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posted by snag_one
11 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one