⏣ General Metalworking

Does any adhesive/sealant stick to titanium?

For corrosion protection I need to waterproof the junction where a nickel and a titanium sheet are bolted together (for...

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posted by someone

11 comments posted 12yrs posted by someone

Help - I broke my lathe!

Its a German made Optimum approx. 26 inch center distance. I was running th e power feed at high speed, turning a wood...

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posted by robanzellotti

12 comments posted 12yrs posted by robanzellotti

What lathe to look for?

My buddy is looking for a general purpose lathe that will get used a few times a week. He makes parts for production ma...

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posted by Mars

7 comments posted 12yrs posted by Mars

What is it? Set 542

I need some help with numbers 3166 and 3167: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Larger images: http://imgur.com/gallery/DlNfQ/...

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posted by Rob_member

23 comments posted 12yrs posted by Rob_member

Oxy cutting a 8" steel shaft

We need to cut a 8" steel shaft (crankshaft on a punch press) to safely take off the flywheel before dropping down the...

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posted by ignoramus18845

11 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus18845

Welding on a vehicle

Hello all, I am building a (for lack of a better term) "load stabilizer" for my vehicle, the final stages of which will...

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posted by jonSPAMdanniken

9 comments posted 12yrs posted by jonSPAMdanniken

six foot class III forks

"The Kid" has had his 10K lb. Matsuura CNC mill sitting on my trailer two weeks now looking for forks for his truck. He...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

6 comments posted 12yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Which grease?

Somehow I posted this message with the wrong subject. So here it is again with the proper subject line. > I have an 193...

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posted by etpm

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

'll be old enough

I have an 1936 vintage Kitchenaid stand mixer. This mixer is a real workhorse and gets lots of use. Back in 2000 the gr...

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posted by etpm

27 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

It's Book Review Time !

I figgered you fellers mite like to take a brake from all the metalworking and unlax with a good book! And what better...

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posted by elmo-pee

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Plasma cutter problem/Can I use a different torch?

I have a Hypertherm Max100 plasma cutter. It used to work great. As of now, it has developed a problem, which is that t...

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posted by ignoramus29188

5 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus29188

PUHLEEZE!

After applying filters 164 messages ended up being 8. All the rest were political trash. So you all who respond to trol...

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posted by etpm

3 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

Oil Remover receipe

Any diy's for this stuff? I've heard "whiting" and solvent, but, what the heck is "whiting"? And which solvent? The comm...

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posted by vrgolf

14 comments posted 12yrs posted by vrgolf

Resistance soldering with mechanical strength?

I need to attach many many 5/16 brass threaded studs to 3/8 x 3/16 brass ba rs. There is an angle involved. I started o...

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posted by robanzellotti

15 comments posted 12yrs posted by robanzellotti

Gasket making

I need to make a gasket. It will be about 2 x 3 inches. Pretty simple stuff. I made one before for my welder carburetor...

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posted by snuffy

27 comments posted 12yrs posted by snuffy