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Metal content - 27 year old Ford Ranger

Working on cars doesn't get any easier as we age - - - When I bought this old Ranger 11 years ago with 307000Km on it I...
15 comments posted 3yrs
posted by clare
15 comments posted 3yrs posted by clare

I feel Like An Idiot

I've got the larger (and the smaller) Harbor Freight horizontal band saws. The smaller one is now different than any ot...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by none
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

PING ! Bob La Londe

Or anyone else with pertinent information ... Did I see you post something a while back about brazing carbide ? I have...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Snag_one
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

Uniformity shall prevail !

As soon as the plugs I just ordered arrive I will have a uniform plug system for all 220v welding and cutting machines...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Snag_one
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

OT: Apollo Splash Down Module

OT: Apollo Splash Down Module There might be some metalworking in here, but that is not the question. This is more of a...
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posted by none
3 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

Diamond disappointment

I have a couple of thousandths runout on the grinding disc for my new end mill sharpening fixture . So I look online an...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Snag_one
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

208-230 vs 230

I am looking at motors right now and notice some are labeled 208-230 and some are labeled just 230. I do not need a lec...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by none
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

The Gash

I've got my Dremel set up as a light duty toolpost grinder (had the setup for years) with a heavy duty cutoff wheel . I...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Snag_one
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

It works !

This morning I finished the last piece for the end mill fixture , the pin wrench for the collet nut . And I discovered...
8 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Snag_one
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

Slightly OT: Rectangular O-rings

Is there a standard catalog of rectangular cross-section O-rings? It's a hot-water application, in fact the group gaske...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by bp
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by bp

One step left ...

Since Jim brought up my end mill sharpening fixture in another thread I thought I'd update . Everything is finished exc...
3 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Snag_one
3 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

Fuel Line Springs

In messing with this marine engine I've noted the fuel line from the pump to the first carburetor (feeding all three fr...
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posted by none
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

THE MARKINGS ARE GONE!!! DANG-IT!

Ordinarily when I need to setup an accurate taper on the lathe I install a test bar and use an indicator and the rise o...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by none
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by none