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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 12yrs
posted by Imnot
16 comments posted 12yrs 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 12yrs
posted by gmasterman
9 comments posted 12yrs 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 12yrs
posted by none
0 comments posted 12yrs 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...
10 comments posted 12yrs
posted by seemywebsite
10 comments posted 12yrs 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...
74 comments posted 12yrs
posted by huntres23
74 comments posted 12yrs 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 12yrs 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...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by evanandrewadams
4 comments posted 12yrs 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...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ignoramus12521
5 comments posted 12yrs 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...
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posted by jbleaux
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by jbleaux

Brass Score !

I've been working for a local contractor part time , and this week we've been basically gutting a house for rehab . Amo...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Way to mix concrete without a cement mixer

I have some projects at home for which I am wanting to make my own concrete with Portland cement, gravel, sand, and of...
33 comments posted 12yrs
posted by stryped1
33 comments posted 12yrs posted by stryped1

South Bend 10k reverse bracket removal

I'd like to R&R the spindle on my South Bend 10k to inspect the bearings, wicks and oil return holes. Common wisdom sug...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by bp
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by bp

Intsresting Uddeholm knife/spring steel

A company gave me two crates of steel plates. Each is about 1mm thick and about 8x16" in size (approximately). All of t...
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posted by ignoramus13381
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus13381

Lathe Tool Sharpening?

I've had a HF mini-lathe for decades, but never used it much. Picked up most of a Unimat DB-200. Got the bug to make th...
17 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ham789
17 comments posted 12yrs posted by ham789