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bender

I want to bend some cold rolled 3/4" round rod. I just need to bend them to degrees less than 45 degrees. Would a bench...
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posted by steveb
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Power steering experience

Had a work truck once. The power steering was leaking. I had a can of something other....... brake fluid, tranny fluid,...
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posted by steveb
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Knife Making

Any knife makers/smiths out there?
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posted by Jim.L..aae08e8
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Jim.L..aae08e8

lead bullet making

I thought about just emailing the RCM premier expert on bullet casting, but maybe somebody else has something to add. A...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
33 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Split Point Drill Bits

Does anyone have a link to a good picture of a split-point drill bit? I've been looking, and all I see are side views -...
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posted by tim
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by tim

DIY aluminum keyboard tray - some q's and advice needed

I got myself a 'keyboard arm' (http://tinyurl.com/chtfdey) for my desk and instead of paying $100 for their 'molded ABS...
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posted by KEYBOTRAY.aac6308
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by KEYBOTRAY.aac6308

Peltier Pot geometry

This January's concept for stacked "dog food bowls" of stainless steel has a new refinement: the cube root of 2. Why th...
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posted by dgoncz
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by dgoncz

Deburring inside hole in AL "U" channel

I need to deburr the inside of a 1/2" hole in a 1/8" AL "C" channel. The hole is in the center of one leg with a 1/4" h...
21 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Mars
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by Mars

lathe chuck spindle

Hi, I bought a 4" 3jaw lathe chuck off ebay, and am adapting it as a 4th axis for my milling machine. The lathe chuck h...
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posted by jmorken
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by jmorken

Kaeser SX-5 air compressor

Hi, all. On Site Gas systems is proposing a nitrogen gas generating system for our selective soldering machines. We are...
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posted by pdrahn
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by pdrahn

What is it? Set 460

A new set has been posted, I'm not going to be able to post the answers until Sunday. http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

Slippery Pipes

I've been asked by a local commercial property owner. He thinks that kids may be scaling to the roof of his business, b...
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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Any Gun Drillers Out There?

I have a project for a water tube that needs to be drilled out to size. I'll gladly send a DWG or PDF drawing to anyone...
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posted by autodrill
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by autodrill

What does S/J stand for in an end mill listing?

As in this end mill.... 3/4" X 3/4" X 1 5/8" X 3 7/8" S/J Printed on tube and on end mill. Remove 333 to reply. Randy
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posted by rbraun333
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by rbraun333