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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...
5 comments posted 14yrs
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...
8 comments posted 14yrs
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...
46 comments posted 14yrs
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...
1 comments posted 14yrs
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...
11 comments posted 14yrs
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...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Load Cell Scale

I got an AD7730 IC (load cell analog to digital converter) and connected to an Arduino microcontroller and a load cell....
18 comments posted 14yrs
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

Pockets in AL plate

I have to mill 32 round pockets into an AL plate. The pockets range from 2.125" dia. x .180" deep to 2.625" dia. x 1.80...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kl57ytr
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by kl57ytr

What is it? Set 432

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
25 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rhvp65
25 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

World is running out of tungsten?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/03/14/the-world-is-running-low-on-tungsten-why-you-should-care/
46 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ignoramus32673
46 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus32673

How bad is 0-80 to tap in aluminum?

Looking at using some relatively small screws tapped into (probably) 6061 aluminum. Through holes, maybe 0.08" of mater...
23 comments posted 14yrs
posted by speffSNIP
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by speffSNIP

Tap Magic - Thank You

A buddy of mine brought over some bending dies and asked me to change their shape and size on the lathe. He also brough...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by none
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

Shop Photos (was New Photos TM Table Grinding Job)

>>Oh, that's prrrettty! I should have m>> ... >> http://metalworking.com/dropbox/TMGroundTable05.jpg>> >>What!? You hav...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by keillorp135
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by keillorp135

Craftsman Pop Rivet gun?`

I picked up ($1) what I believe to be a Craftsman pop rivet gun at a second hand shop the other day..and am unable to m...
17 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gunnerasch
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by gunnerasch