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off-grid - battery & winter 12V-generator?

Somethign you folk from North America will be familiar with. There is a 12V light, fridge and occasional inverter to ma...
39 comments posted 1mo
posted by null
39 comments posted 1mo posted by null

CBN Conical Point

I recently went through some iterations making a wire bending tool for a customer.  I sheared some stainless dowel pins...
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posted by none
4 comments posted 1mo posted by none

cam grinding -

I am working on my Briggs and Stratton Flyer project - now at the "motorwheel" stage. 5HP flathead 6:1 "winch engine" d...
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posted by clare
10 comments posted 1mo posted by clare

A question of clearance

The last piece for my milling machine repair arrived yesterday ... in a ridiculously large box . So this afternoon I'll...
11 comments posted 1mo
posted by Snag_one
11 comments posted 1mo posted by Snag_one

Boy was I pissed !

FedEx does it again . Got the packages today to fix my mill . Only thing is the bag with the bronze bar was empty (I mi...
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posted by Snag_one
1 comments posted 1mo posted by Snag_one

Treading dangerously

Anyway, I went down to the DIY Center for Quikrete Play Sand, sister's birthday coming up. Clean, soft, fine, 50-pound...
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posted by eieio
0 comments posted 1mo posted by eieio

Rethinking the leadscrew nut repair

I don't think I have enough room under the table to do the delrin nut I was thinking about . Right now I see 3 options...
11 comments posted 2mos
posted by Snag_one
11 comments posted 2mos posted by Snag_one

Why Does It Go Out on Friday Afternoon

Well, my air compressor died again. I was planning on running jobs all weekend, and the motor quit. Sigh. No it didn't...
12 comments posted 2mos
posted by none
12 comments posted 2mos posted by none

OK , I'll admit it

I've been a little scared of this project . Yesterday I began teardown on my milling machine to replace a *worn - .025"...
4 comments posted 2mos
posted by Snag_one
4 comments posted 2mos posted by Snag_one

Tormach "Grinder" Vises

I've made no secret that I use grinder vises or what is often called screwless vises more than a regular mill vise. A w...
6 comments posted 2mos
posted by none
6 comments posted 2mos posted by none

Refractometer Cheap, but not to cheap ???

I really need to get a new refractometer. I find cheap ones on ebay for about 20 bucks, and more expensive ones from MS...
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posted by none
0 comments posted 2mos posted by none

A Lincoln Tombstone Question

Mine has a problem , and I suspect I might have figured out the answer . Since the day I first plugged it in I get shoc...
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posted by Snag_one
18 comments posted 2mos posted by Snag_one

Stupid Tool Ads in My News Feed

My prvacy has been stolen, and I see targeted ads in my web browser news feed all the time. Sometimes my own items for...
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4 comments posted 2mos posted by none