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RS232 CNC control cable

My son has his old matsuura up and running. Its pre LAN connection, needs the RS232 port to download CNC programs. I di...
9 comments posted 11yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

OT Never get hit by a truck

My wife and I were on the way to the Jersey Shore last Friday. Traffic on rt476 stopped, I stopped, the Freightliner be...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by rbraun333
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by rbraun333

Bought this 150 ton Dake press

Kind of excited http://goo.gl/Uj3hGf
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posted by ignoramus14807
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus14807

High speed spindle force calc question

Awright you mechanical engineering and math types, More on the high speed spindle, boys and girls. This boy calculated...
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posted by etpm
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Punching and press forming plastic sheet

Looking for some ideas on a little hypothetical issue......... If I wanted to make a few hundred plastic parts per year...
11 comments posted 11yrs
posted by fake
11 comments posted 11yrs posted by fake

Kitchen floor question

Going to ask the collective wisdom, (and I'm sure, wit) of the group. I am redoing the kitchen floor. Underlayment is s...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Imnot
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by Imnot

Moving a dfisabled forklift

I have been tasked with moving a Crown 3500# electric forklift out of a bui lding where a flatbed tow truck can get to...
9 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gmasterman
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmasterman

Quill Rebuild

I just got a new (used - new to me) quill for my KMB1 that isn't badly scored like the old one. It didn't feel buttery...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by none
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by none

Suggestions for a machine

I need to make a test fixture, that's going to look a whole lot like either part of an ink-jet printer or a really ligh...
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posted by seemywebsite
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by seemywebsite

Eat mo' squirrel

I had an agricultural tragedy this past weekend. I have a little Red Haven Semi-dwarf peach tree that I've been nursing...
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posted by huntres23
74 comments posted 11yrs posted by huntres23

Super Glue Holds Your Car Together

There was a fairly long article in The Wall Street Journal on how the car makers are using new kinds of adhesives to gl...
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posted by joegwinn
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by joegwinn

center punch for psi testing

I have some material I need to test for psi. I need to impact it in a way consistently to show difference between mater...
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posted by evanandrewadams
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by evanandrewadams

Any hope of selling press bolster plates for usable?

I came across a bunch of steel bolster plates: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/bolsters.jpg They go on big punch presses and...
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posted by ignoramus12521
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus12521

SHELDON LATHE FOR SALE

Hi, I have a very nice Sheldon lathe for sale. I will post model number and pictures tomorrow. I really hate to sell th...
9 comments posted 11yrs
posted by jbleaux
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by jbleaux