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DIY CNC - errors in lead screw thread - Resolved

I followed the advice you all gave me & checked / tightened / aligned what I could. Retesting the x axis gave me the fo...

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posted by jon.dough

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[OT] Stunning WWII manufacturing photos

http://pavel-kosenko.livejournal.com/303194.html?thread=22669914 Each photo is 500 KB to 700 KB. Just excellent. --Winst...

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posted by Winston

29 comments posted 14yrs posted by Winston

Rockwell 6" bench grinder -- Rebuilt

In thread "Rockwell 6" bench grinder - anti-rotation pins" first posted on 4 March 2012, the matter of the anti-rotatio...

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posted by joegwinn

0 comments posted 14yrs posted by joegwinn

A Question for You Air Only Guys

I needed to get a couple jobs done. The screws need to be replaced on the Taig so I couldn't use its regular flood oil...

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posted by none

15 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

[MDMC] Video feed from NAMES show

Hey all, This came this morning, and I thought might be of interest to some. Brian Lawson. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Once again...

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posted by lawsonb

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by lawsonb

trade show?

Looking for manufacturing trade shows that might be coming up in the u.s. particularly in the CNC router table field, c...

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posted by notanyspam

10 comments posted 14yrs posted by notanyspam

Executive Order aims to reduce our dependence on foreign manufacturing and mining

This looks like a way to reduce our military's dependency on Chinese sources of minerals and manufacturing. Kudos to th...

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posted by Hisler

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by Hisler

Machinery moving woes

I live on an island. It's accessible by ferry at one end and 70 miles away at the other end by bridge. It's kinda hard...

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posted by etpm

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Pockets in Al plate update

The job went well. It would have been a breeze with a CNC mill! I used a 3/4" center cutting endmill plunged into the c...

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posted by kl57ytr

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by kl57ytr

Leak in a Hyster forklift

One of my forklift leaks. I would say, 3 ounces per night. Here is what I know: 1) The fluid is red colored 2) It does...

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posted by ignoramus21579

46 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus21579

[Way OT] Ping Larry

I'm in the middle of writing a firmware spec and my mind is wandering. It occurred to me that I want teeshirts that rea...

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posted by Winston

1 comments posted 14yrs posted by Winston

Must see 1940s color photos- with metalworking

Some aircraft assembly, a RR forge, and miss scrap metal posing draped in swarf (that one made me cringe a bit, hope th...

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posted by spamTHISbrp

11 comments posted 14yrs posted by spamTHISbrp

Gasoline to cool your cans of soda

I was talking to a military man, a day or two ago. He tells me that at the beach, you can cool your soda by digging int...

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posted by cayoung61***spamblock

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Load Cell Scale

I got an AD7730 IC (load cell analog to digital converter) and connected to an Arduino microcontroller and a load cell....

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posted by regor

18 comments posted 14yrs posted by regor

Removing concrete stains

I have a bunch of tool boxes used by masons, which have some concrete stuck on them. I want to remove that stuff quickl...

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posted by ignoramus11693

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus11693