⏣ General Metalworking

Remembering turn direction on acetylene bottles

So, when I go to play with the connections on an acetylene torch, I have to mutter "tighten it off" or "loosen it on" a...

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posted by tim

24 comments posted 13yrs posted by tim

Copper shortages coming

Industrial copper users including AmRod Corp., Southwire Co. and Encore Wire Corp. (WIRE) urged U.S. regulators to reve...

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posted by H.Beal

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DoAll DB5 BandSaw Blade Welder

I'm looking for someone who has a DoALL DB5 bandsaw blade welder. I need a couple pictures of the interior. I got a bas...

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posted by rogrrr

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by rogrrr

OT - useful cheater bar technique for loosening stuck bolts

While looking for some other stuff, I happened across this picture of adopting a swing-set ladder for use as a cheater b...

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posted by not

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by not

spiral reamer chatter

Other than slowing down, are there some tricks to reducing reamer chatter? I got some truly beautiful rifle patterns in...

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posted by presence

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by presence

Pistol Recommendations?

I stopped by a gun dealer yesterday on the way home, I'm looking for something for home defense before the Nazi's ban e...

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posted by regor

79 comments posted 13yrs posted by regor

What is it? Set 475

I need some help with the last item this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob

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posted by rhvp65

50 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

Pressure in a compressor tank: temporarily "forcing" higher pressures

Awl -- In my otherwise fairly-impressive Husky compressor, the s***ty regulator has it cycle between 80 and 120 psi --...

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posted by fitcat

12 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Hermann Schmidt Precision Grinding Tools

See my eBay listings.

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posted by jonbanquer

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OT: Keybord recommendation?

I've had it with wimpy keyboards. I really liked the original IBM PC keyboard, and, later, the Northgate keyboards. The...

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posted by rangerssuck

17 comments posted 13yrs posted by rangerssuck

Kitagawa chuck

So an on topic post! I had a bunch of run out issues with my Hyundai HIT-18 lathe. Bought a brand new Kitagawa chuck an...

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posted by rbraun333

9 comments posted 13yrs posted by rbraun333

Gas engine exhaust extensions and back pressure

Awl -- Recently, in asking about pipe diam/length and pressure drops for natural gas, I was surprised at how significan...

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posted by fitcat

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Anybody here have experience with CO2 lasers?

I've been looking at 40 and 80 watt CO2 laser engraver/cutters lately. Prices have come way down and one machine I look...

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posted by etpm

12 comments posted 13yrs posted by etpm

Home shop machining

I think this guy has the right idea trying to get home shop machinists to pay more for better Chinese machine tools: htt...

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posted by jonbanquer

9 comments posted 13yrs posted by jonbanquer

Whatchamacallit?

You mount it on the top of a door, vertical, pin pointing up, chain hanging down. It has a chain hanging down with a ri...

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posted by steveb

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb