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Spray lube question

I'm sure, this has been discussed to death. And, I'll start a flame war. Various people quoting authorities back to Ari...
15 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

recycling steel

In another place I hang out, we're discussing a tower that was toppled by a tornado 25 years ago. Seeing as how this wa...
44 comments posted 14yrs
posted by wb8foz
44 comments posted 14yrs posted by wb8foz

Machining 4140 pre hard

Folks, I'm looking at boring a 5/8 inch diameter by 5 inch long hole through 4140 PH, so I can make a barrel stub for m...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ohland
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by ohland

Stop spamming bolt heads!

No, this isn't a message to the spammers in this group. I just wish they made carriage and step bolts without markings...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by barry
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by barry

This machine doesn't work

This is what one guy told me, when he gave away a "broken" floor sweeper. Its Kawasaki gasoline engine would not start....
21 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ignoramus9985
21 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus9985

Dropbox Posting

Been a while since I posted anything to the DB, been busy, but projects are always running somewhere in the background....
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Servo motor following error video?

To anyone interested in making machines with servos: This fellow I know does ornamental wood turning. One way of millin...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by etpm
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Follower for threaded rod?

Exactly that... Preferably something I can hold onto - studs or threaded sockets for the follower to attach. I'm guessin...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cavelamb
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by cavelamb

Dual Dimensioned Drawings

I'm just wondering what everyone else does, or what is actually the standard. I get drawings that are dimensioned MM [I...
44 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kortjester
44 comments posted 14yrs posted by kortjester

Press fit and heat treatment question

I have a metal disk with pins in it (~118mils diameter) that is part of a grinder machine. I believe the disk and pins...
20 comments posted 14yrs
posted by asd108b.9681208
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by asd108b.9681208

Wilton or Columbian?

Who's for what?
2 comments posted 14yrs
posted by peekamoose
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by peekamoose

Binoc repair?

Loaned out my Minolta Standard 10x50 at the beginning of deer season, got them back a month or so ago. Just took em out...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gunnerasch
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by gunnerasch

Welding a bobcat backhoe bucket

I bought a backhoe bucket for a Bobcat, as part of a big package deal (not complaining). The bucket has rust and rusted...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ignoramus18451
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus18451