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simple shop made hydraulics?

Anyone here ever made simple shop-made hydraulics? I do have a pretty decent lathe (Enterprise 1550) and I'm a not-half...
25 comments posted 3yrs
posted by donf42
25 comments posted 3yrs posted by donf42

I feel better -

- after learning that the crawling in rust and sweating over stuck bolts that I'm doing under the old car is worth $160...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by muratlanne
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by muratlanne

how you knew beam deflect vs stress

Jim - lost previous thread. You used that formulation for beam deflection in relation to beam *stress*... For a "simple...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by null
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by null

Buy Local They Said - EV Charging Station

I try. If its not much more, if they have it, and its not more hassle than it should be. Lets start by saying the peopl...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by none
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

mains electrical supply connectors crimping

Hello all I'd appreciate fine detail on crimp connectors for "mains" electrics in a home. Example - a "straight-through...
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posted by null
16 comments posted 3yrs posted by null

I'm baaaaack!

Sorry for my absence because I know it led to some false stories. Let's just say that rumors of my demise are greatly e...
0 comments posted 3yrs
posted by bigguy
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Subject: Still alive, doing OK

I bailed out of RCM about 11 years ago when metalworking content became almost totally swamped by vulgarity and politic...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by donf42
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by donf42

Padded Flat Platen

I've got a little 1x30 belt grinder I use for gentle deburring some aluminum parts. I use the slack belt portion and it...
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by none
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

Major diameter of external thread

The nominal size of a thread is the major diameter of the internal thread, or the nut. In other words the tap's major d...
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posted by fake
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by fake

battery spotwelder

Does anyone have useful experience with spotwelding nickel strips to Li batteries with an AC spotwelder as the power so...
25 comments posted 3yrs
posted by muratlanne
25 comments posted 3yrs posted by muratlanne

Taper-Lock vs tapered shaft

I've long wondered how well a "taper-lock" pulley secures to a shaft, relative to a traditional tapered shaft and bore....
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by bp
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by bp

Ridgid tubing cutter 205

Yesterday I bought an older Ridgid tubing cutter, model 205, cast zinc, opens to 2-3/8" (2" pipe) and has 4 rollers. It...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by muratlanne
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by muratlanne

Re: "Yankee" Calipers & Dividers

> Hello again everybody, > Could someone tell me what "Yankee" calipers and dividers are and how they > differ from reg...
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posted by dr1212.mail
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by dr1212.mail

OT heater controls

Lots of experience here and I can't find the answer online ... We're working on my neighbor's 1995 Chevy truck , the he...
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posted by Snag_one
77 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

Personality Key

I am looking for an S-74 personality key. Thanks , Rick
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posted by ricksfz162
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by ricksfz162