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Compressor pumps

My 2nd-worst nightmare ... backing the truck loaded with lumber into the "new" shop space , I didn't notice that 12' 2x...
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posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by snag_one

Mechanics gloves

Anyone suggest mechanics gloves that are thin, VERY durable? Hate trashing a set when the tip of the index finger wears...
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posted by vrgolf
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by vrgolf

LEGO Milling Machine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF0pMILT7_Y
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posted by ignoramus22359
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus22359

What is it? Set 486

This week's set has been posted, along with an update from last week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

Reloading Automation

Possible metalworking content! Ammo's difficult to find and usually expensive so any thoughts on taking a progressive p...
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posted by regor
52 comments posted 13yrs posted by regor

rebuild Enerpac hydraulic cylinder

Has anybody here ever rebuilt an enerpac 10,000 PSI hydraulic cylinder? i blew the seal out of my 20 ton puller. Karl
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Old time machine shop

Texas style. http://www.youtube.com/embed/BckZ4i1BzF0?feature=player_embedded Remove 333 to reply. Randy
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posted by rbraun333
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by rbraun333

Flange in shim stock

I want to take a piece of .030 brass shim stock, put a hole in the center, then press the material around the hole to m...
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posted by wayne1NOSPAM
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by wayne1NOSPAM

Denham lathe pictures

[IMG]http://www.polytechforum.com/img/2w[/IMG]shaft at the back of the lathe [IMG]http://www.polytechforum.com/img/2x[/...
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posted by Stephen
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Stephen

Details for a Denham lathe c1900-1910

I have recently aquired a very old Denham lathe which Tony of lathe.com tells me is from around 1900 but unfortunately...
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posted by Stephen
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by Stephen

locking collar

I need to remove a pair of 2" diameter bearings on pillow blocks. Way back when my sprayer was built, they put the lock...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

A Very Light Car

While KiddingNoOne continues to live in fantasy land and is in total denial of what the Chevy Volt is (An overweight, f...
141 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jonbanquer
141 comments posted 13yrs posted by jonbanquer

Why are thread mills so expensive anyway?

Physically they are a comparable size and material quantity as a similar tap or similarly sized end mill, only the geom...
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posted by aux3.DOH.4
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by aux3.DOH.4

cutting simple parts on lathe

I've been making some parts out of 1/2" aluminum rod which get turned down to 0.200 for 3/8" of an inch, and the end ch...
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posted by presence
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by presence