⏣ General Metalworking

Connect 5/16" OD 22LR steel barrel liner to larger OD barrel?

Has anyone done this? I could just counter bore the large barrel and connect with loctite 601. It would be nicer to be a...

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posted by clarkmagnuson

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by clarkmagnuson

17 spline shaft

I'm restoring a 1964 garden tractor. The shaft for the cone clutch is 17 spline. In all my searching, I only find 16 an...

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posted by aasberry

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by aasberry

OT: state of manufacturing in US and why things seem to be going so wrong

FYI http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-nashhoff/us-manufacturing-crisis_b_922889.html After dominating the globe for...

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posted by gmcduffee

29 comments posted 15yrs posted by gmcduffee

Telescoping tube?

I cut crimped steel wire in an automatic machine of my design and construction. The lengths range from 5" to 9". The wi...

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posted by mars

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by mars

VW Jetta oil pan

I have my VW Jetta oil pan damage on the thread of the drain hole and leaking motor oil. I decide to use a larger bolt...

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posted by hteck

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by hteck

Motor Shaft Suitable For Thrust?

I've got a customer who wants me to make him a chuck to go on to a 5/8" motor shaft. No problem. My question is whether...

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posted by autodrill

22 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

wheel bearing removal

I want to replace some wheel bearings on a traditional RWD "live"axle. In the past I always took them to my local autom...

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posted by aribert

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by aribert

Google groups down since Aug 1

Or is it just this group? Google is the only way I can access during the day, and I kinda like it.

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posted by burkheimer

16 comments posted 15yrs posted by burkheimer

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

I am not about to become a "trucker", but I am thinking about getting a Commercial Driver's License (CDL). The purpose...

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posted by ignoramus11295

69 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus11295

add brake to servo

My "fill in" project for the summer has been a ball screw and air cylinders for my knee on the Excello CNC mill. Still...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Cable Lube

I'm looking for products like these:...

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posted by fitcat

13 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Hey Iggy -- Money from the Web

I don't know if you're watching the OT: Why Google Groups thread, but in responding to it I realized that what folks li...

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posted by tim

10 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Cross sections in mechanical drawings

I'm doing some 2-D drafting of machine parts with AutoCAD, and have a question about sectional views. In France, and ma...

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posted by slim.gaillard

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by slim.gaillard

OT Why Google Groups ?

I've wondered , especially lately , why anyone uses google groups to read usenet . There are several free newsreaders o...

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posted by snag_one

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by snag_one

Water heater installation

I have to replace my water heater because of an unrepairable leak in the gas valve. I have a tank-type heater and am th...

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posted by engineman1

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by engineman1