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Followup on Welder from Iggy

Well... I had a setback in trying to fire up the Syncrowave 300 I bought from Ig. My shop is in a 1968 hay barn (no hay...
55 comments posted 13yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
55 comments posted 13yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Whatzit -- hydraulic clamping tower?

I have this tower here. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Hydraulic-Clamping-Tower/ Any idea who made it? It weighs 1,000 lbs....
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus20433
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus20433

Useful Countersink Trick

I was working on the pin spanner wrench for the trim-tilt unit, and drilled a 3/4" hole in either end to be used with a...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Pete.Keillor
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Pete.Keillor

What is it? Set 454

I need some help with the fourth and fifth items this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

How did you choose your CADCAM?

Awl -- I know the big shops use the big-ticket items, and some of you may not have had a choice. But for the smaller gu...
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posted by fitcat
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

You think YOU got inventory problems?

Awl -- http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nycha-millions-die-housing-authority-owns-tons-supplies-sitting-unused-store...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

'Old Tools Swap Meet' Culver City CA

Hi all, The big 'Old Tools Swap Meet' is coming up this Saturday, Aug 18th in Culver City CA. Complete info here: http:...
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posted by spam
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by spam

AA battery questions

I use AA batteries in my camera. I have about two dozen of them, as I use my camera professionally. Lately, in my good...
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posted by steveb
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

JFK Airport Security MAJOR Fail

http://security-today.com/blogs/reaction/2012/08/stranded-jet-skier-breaks-=through-jfk-airports-100-million-security-s...
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posted by rangerssuck
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by rangerssuck

Harbor freight powder gun

Is it my imagination or is this a POS ? Just used it for the first time and when is the powder going to be attracted to...
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posted by mikerbgr
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by mikerbgr

[OT] Air Pollution

Every few days in Silicon Valley, CA we are treated to a kind of stench in the air probably caused by arsenide gas from...
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posted by Winston
28 comments posted 14yrs posted by Winston

Freakin trailer brakes

Hooked up a new Teknosha P3 brake controller, and thought all was well. Hooked it up to a loaded trailer today with ele...
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posted by steveb
21 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Adding a 5th axis to an old Fadal mill?

To any Fadal experts here I have a question. I have a Fadal 15XT with the 4th axis. I would like to add a 5th. Mainly f...
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posted by etpm
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Speaking of ground off electronic part numbers

Mentioned in another thread was the possibility that a manufacturer may have ground off part numbers in a powers supply...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by etpm
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm