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Re: Pot Metal...how to solder?

> All- state alloys had a solder that worked on zinc but I don't recall > what the product number is/was. Try a local w...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jamesruthersr
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by jamesruthersr

Padded Platen Part 2

I may still add a "soft" pad to the platen on a sander, but recently I order new bench top belt grinders. a 1x42 and a...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by none
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

Best taps 2-56 sti & 4-40 sti for G11

What taps work best tapping 4-40 and 2-56 in G11 material. We have 1400 hole of each size to tap. Looks like Harvey Tool...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by SC
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by SC

There's stoves , and there's STOVES

And I have one of the latter in front of my shop for repairs . This thing weighs 440 lbs . It's a very nice stove - Har...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Lathe Hendey machine 1902

LATHE HENDEY MACHINE CO 1902
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posted by Priscila from Mexico
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by Priscila from Mexico

"hobbyist" mine skip load in haulage shaft

Hello all Already got a challenge I'm looking at. Done webpage showing what I am looking at and conjecturing solutions....
51 comments posted 2yrs
posted by null
51 comments posted 2yrs posted by null

Need a little 'lectronics help

I picked up an overlock sewing machine for a VGP , but I suspect the control is dead . I'll keep looking for a wiring d...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Tiny Dana air compressor repair

I've got a couple of little Dana 12 volt air compressors used to inflate tires. Photos are at http://nemesis.zefox.com/...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by bp
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by bp

Timing pulley terminology

Looking for a bit of instruction on timing pulley terminology. An otherwise-inidentifiable plastic pulley on a small ai...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by bp
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by bp

I Collect Pulleys

Whenever I scrap a piece of equipment or appliance with pulleys I save them. I still never have the exact pulley I need...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by none
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

Volunteers to new list needed

New SITREP: Once the reality of my recent lateral move sunk in, I decided to make lemonade out of the lemons. Putting a...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by ironbutt
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by ironbutt

2in black iron

what is the calculation i need to use to see how much weight Two pieces of 2in black iron with a 5ft span, with winch mo...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by mhalerz
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by mhalerz

tinning steel (2025 Update)

I am making a fuel tank for a reproduction Briggs and Stratton Motor wheel. I intend to use 2 1 lb Coleman propane bott...
12 comments posted 3yrs
posted by clare
12 comments posted 3yrs posted by clare

dressing spring caliper tips

Does anybody have some old timer stories about how to grind and dress the tips of spring ID or OD calipers? Was there e...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by presence
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by presence