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Protecting PVC rod in 3 jaw lathe chuck

Gents what is the best way to protect some 20mm / ~3/4" PVC rod in a 3 jaw chuck. I don't have any collets, just the 3 j...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ob
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by ob

Ping - "What is it"

Hey gentlemen, I thought Rob H was having a few weeks off from his "what is it" posts but it seems like quite a while h...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ob
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by ob

New use for a riding mower

Now, with my discovery, you can use your riding mower to find valuable chains hidden in the long grass! Valued at $49.9...
26 comments posted 12yrs
posted by etpm
26 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

"Y D" marking on flat head cpa screw?

Flat head hex socket cap screws, 1/2" coarse thread, black finish. What, if anything, should the marking on the head, "...
15 comments posted 12yrs
posted by mds
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by mds

Can't buy what I need

http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/ISX-Pulley-front.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/ISX-Pulley-side.jpg Water pump p...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by vrgolf
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by vrgolf

DIY High Speed Spindle update (LONG)

Greetings All, I posted some questions a while back about making a high speed spindle for doing engraving work. I envis...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by etpm
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

WELCOME - Enco Shipping Code

I just did a search and placed an order for some shop supplies. It looks like WELCOME is the current free shipping code...
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posted by none
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by none

New laser magazine

It's out today -- our new online magazine called _Shop Floor Lasers_. If you're into anything involving laser-beam cutt...
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posted by huntres23
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by huntres23

stress/strain in my torque wrench--please check

I was checking out my torque wrench. I measure it to be 429mm between the pivots, and made out of a 12.4mm steel rod, t...
7 comments posted 12yrs
posted by przemek
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by przemek

Small block chevy cast block weld

Need to weld a broken starter mount tab (outside hole) on a SBC block. Hole is way beyond using a thread insert Fairly...
11 comments posted 12yrs
posted by user
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by user

coolant antifreeze

spent the day yesterday helping the kid get his new shop up and running... Ain't no way he'll have it it tight enough t...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Dropbox entry

A bracket for a more convenient attachment of a ladder stabilizer. http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/LadderStabilizerMoun...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by BobEngelhardt
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

Which: re-rivet or weld?

I have an old Jon boat, from Sears, that has a bunch of leaky rivets. In the past I had one of these boats, not a Sears...
23 comments posted 12yrs
posted by etpm
23 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

Found Good Surplus Place

I was figuring on building the control enclosure for my son's belt grinder but looked on ebay. Found a lot of enclosure...
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posted by Pete.Keillor
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by Pete.Keillor

Question about the HIP process

I was reading in Nasa Tech Briefs about Electron Beam Melting (EBM) being used to make near net and net parts out of ti...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by etpm
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm