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end mill marking question

What does the (m/a)-1 mean? 3/4 X 3/4 X1 5/8 (M/A)-1 on this end mill http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&...
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posted by rbraun333
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by rbraun333

Starting the Royal Enfield Restoration

https://picasaweb.google.com/104042282269066802602/IndianRoyalEnfieldhttps://picasaweb.google.com/104042282269066802602...
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posted by gunnerasch
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by gunnerasch

OT Sunday checkin as requested

Still truckin', doing new things. Still hurtin', that won't go away any time soon, but also finding some joy here and t...
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posted by dforeman
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by dforeman

Hobart GPB-258 Gas powered welder

A friend gave me a old Hobart welder last week that's been sitting in his garage the last 15 years. It ran fine when he...
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posted by msmith5242
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by msmith5242

Gunwalker and the Foundation of Liberty

also universally oppose the implementation of that right or the means by which it might be implemented. In short, they...
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posted by LEFTARD TROLLS ARE DESPERATE
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by LEFTARD TROLLS ARE DESPERATE

Little Ralphs question

Little Ralphs question -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION Obama...
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posted by LEFTARD TROLLS ARE DESPERATE
21 comments posted 14yrs posted by LEFTARD TROLLS ARE DESPERATE

What is this follow rest for

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Mystery-Follow-Rest-1/
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ignoramus32042
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus32042

What are those collets?

Any ideas? thanks http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-8861.jpg.htmlhttp://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-8862.jp...
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posted by ignoramus32042
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus32042

Weapons-Grade 6061?

http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=151&products_id=165&gclid=CIqii62O3qoCFQvCKgod2CSU-Q Is that be...
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posted by speffSNIP
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by speffSNIP

What is this aluminum extrusion for?

The metals place I go to has new metal & salvage. New drops end up tossed in with salvage in some spots too. When looki...
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posted by dcimper
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by dcimper

recognise this plug

I just scored a bunch of limt swtches: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290598987339 Anone recognise...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates

I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head count...
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posted by mars
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by mars

Surface grinder question

First of all, how often are surface grinders needed in the context of buying-repairing-selling of machinery or general...
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posted by ignoramus20025
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus20025

OT OBD on board diagnostics code scanners

My truck started running rough, so I dug out my OBD code scanner and found that it had died. So I rummage around the in...
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posted by dcaster
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by dcaster