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Small belt skimmer for sale?

I have a small port (3" i.d.) in the top of my coolant tank. I wonder if anyone has a small belt oil skimmer they don't...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

large air line

I'm over to "the Kid's" place tommorrow. We're moving the air compressor to his basement and setting up scaffold for sa...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Assembly Fixture

I needed a fixture to align a switch, a round printed circuit board and a spring for soldering. The parts all had to be...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jstewart
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by jstewart

Flare fittings

I need a flare fitting for 45 degree standard flare to go from 1/4 to 3/16. A straight union. Know of anywhere I can ge...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rbraun333
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by rbraun333

Naptha?

'Varnish Makers and Painter's' naptha is the only way I've found for removing baked-on grease from metal surfaces:...
146 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
146 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

Day 81 update

This will only make sense to regular readers and old friends who were with me back in March. I still have a long ways t...
24 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dforeman
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

OT Spreadsheet capability?

I'm trying to create an open office spreadsheet to calculate paying off debt asap. I've never hand any kind of classes...
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posted by regor
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by regor

More Bridgeport electrical advice required

Okay, rewinding what I have is NOT ($$$) an option. From my previous post: There are 9 wires coming out of the motor, w...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fusion640
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by fusion640

Roman dodecahedron

Can anyone figure out what was it used for? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron-- Boris
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by borism_void_
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by borism_void_

Hand grinding of drill bits

I just wanted to hear, from Karl or someone else. How hard was it to learn to grind drill point freehand, on a tool grin...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus21994
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus21994

OT: dual input temp controller source

I'm looking for a dual input/differential temperature controller, in something like a 1/16 DIN size. Oddly this seems t...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by presence
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by presence

More Bridgeport mill help needed

Apparently my motor was originally a 115/230 motor, judging by the stamped out numbers on the motor plate. It has been...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fusion640
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by fusion640

Widget

--Made this contraption a few yrs back but only just got the photo up. Very useful if you've gotta drill a bunch of tiny...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by steamer
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by steamer

Sharpening drills with a tool grinder

Today, I fixed an old Rockwell tool grinder, looking extremely similar to this: http://goo.gl/M7uws (Baldor.Com) and th...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus5230
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus5230

OT: lighting for shops in a cold climate

Is it true that incandescent lamps will become obsolete in the near future? If so, how will folks get light into a cold...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spaco
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco