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Bridgeport head question

Hi All, I'm a long term lurker but first time poster and I have a question about Bridgeport heads that I'm hoping someo...
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posted by me
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by me

Replacing AL rivets on an SS pot

Hey I'm not saying this makes economic sense but... I've got a cheapo stainless stock pot and it turns out the rivets h...
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posted by jj
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by jj

How to not hire workers

I go through Ellington, CT every day. In the middle of town there's a sign up, that has had several additions made to i...
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posted by jclarkeusenet
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by jclarkeusenet

Harbor Freight Pilgrimage

So now we have local HF stores. I visited for the first time yesterday to acquire a hitch mounted cargo carrier for the...
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posted by walter_munney
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by walter_munney

Joshua Rose

Here is an excellent machine shop book from 1887, right about when machine tools reached the mature designs that they ke...
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posted by muratlanne
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by muratlanne

Bluepoint wrenches

I've been going through my Dad's old tools, and came across a set of comination wrenches with the brand "Bluepoint" for...
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posted by zzyzx__
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by zzyzx__

Electroplating Engine Bore

I'm new to electroplating and was wondering if anyone could provide some insight (and save me from reinventing the whee...
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posted by durabol34
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by durabol34

Mach3 user - how do home switches work?

I've got a problem I cant seem to sort on my little DIY CNC router, my limit switches don't work! 1) I've installed lim...
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posted by jon.dough
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by jon.dough

Anyone need any miniature roller chain?

I was going through my Stacks O Stuff last weekend, and found about 20 "boxes" of miniature and sub miniature roller ch...
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posted by gunnerasch
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by gunnerasch

Stretched the tailstok ram

The ram wouldn't retract more than about halfway. I took it all apart, looked for debris saw essentially none but clean...
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posted by xpzzzz
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by xpzzzz

Steel "U" channel? Or is it "C" channel?

I'm not sure what the terminology is for a channel that is formed rather than rolled or cast. I need a channel that is...
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posted by kl57ytr
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by kl57ytr

router/plasma table z axis and gear ratio's

enough of photography my table is a 4*8 table, I am looking for a better design gantry mount for the z-axis, when I get...
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posted by tsshopstuff
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by tsshopstuff