⏣ General Metalworking

proff of concept test and consumer level service suggestion

I am looking for someone with access to plasma or flame spray to test a concept. I recently bought a magnetic induction...

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posted by gmcduffee

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by gmcduffee

Light box for object photography

Anyone have any good suggestions for types of lightboxes for product photography? I do NOT have a hip slick and cool di...

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posted by gunnerasch

141 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

Form tap geometry

Awl -- I've taken to form tapping aluminum (cnc rigid tapping mode), and have noticed a wide variety of geometries in t...

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posted by fitcat

10 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Interesting little knife:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350769119352 I just received mine and its a very! handy little utili...

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posted by gunnerasch

15 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

Outside metal rod

Looking for 1/4" metal rod I can thread. These will be attached to wood so rusting or staining can be a problem since t...

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posted by AMoore

33 comments posted 13yrs posted by AMoore

OT agent problem

My young nephew was sitting on my lap a week back while I was surfing RCM... He clicked something somewhere and I no lo...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

13 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Proper way to lift new nitrogen storage tank

My company is getting a nitrogen generating system next month. Parts are beginning to arrive. This morning our nitrogen...

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posted by pdrahn

19 comments posted 13yrs posted by pdrahn

Machetes

One of the better videos Ive seen on using the machete http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVHeKNbRXgc&feature=player_embedd...

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posted by gunnerasch

5 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

How the heck do you weld around a circumference?

Hello, I am working on an exercise contraption that has a number of pieces of horizontal pipe, welded on the main struc...

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posted by jonSPAMdanniken

32 comments posted 13yrs posted by jonSPAMdanniken

CNC video display problem: DFP video cable extension

Awl -- I had to relocate the pendant on a Haas GR-510 cnc gantry mill, which required extending 4 cables, one of them a...

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posted by fitcat

20 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Hardinge HLV-H gear box bearing callouts?

I started reinstalling the bearings Id bought nearly 8 months ago or more in the headstock gear/threading box..and disc...

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posted by gunnerasch

0 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

What is it? Set 489

I have the answers for the first and fifth items this week, I need help on the other four: http://55tools.blogspot.com/...

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posted by Rob_member

29 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rob_member

Boston Bomb triggered by cell phone?

Speculation is that the bombs were set off by cell phone. I wonder if a cell signal would penetrate the metal of a pres...

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posted by aasberry

115 comments posted 13yrs posted by aasberry

The Doyle Rotary Engine

All: Here's another interesting automotive techie gem. http://youtu.be/lJ1kxbtsBSU

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posted by bottlbob

22 comments posted 13yrs posted by bottlbob

Gorton 2-28 milling machine

For a while, I have been looking for a perfect manual millnig machine for our handy guy and for some simple jobs not re...

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posted by ignoramus9908

70 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus9908