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Motion Industries

Ok... any of you guys deal with them? There is a Motion Industries shop not far from my house, and I have looked up a c...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

New Saw from Harbor Freight

Does anyone have this 5" Double Cut Saw SKU 68316? If so, what do you think of it, especially for steel and aluminum? I...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jbleaux
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by jbleaux

Cheeeep drum switch?

I need to fix up an old lathe before I "loan" it to a friend who's lathe- deprived. I need a CHEAP 3PDT drum reversing...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Survey: Disc sanders -- who uses'em?

Most shops have a belt sander with the disc sander at the side. I'm betting only a fraction of the use of the belt sand...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Feedback? McMaster Bench mount angle iron shear

I am quoting a job making a very simple angle clip out of 1.5 x 1.5 x 1/16 6063 aluminum. 15900 pcs.... Looking for a l...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by janders1957
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by janders1957

5000 lbs crane on a 3/4 ton pickup

I have a GM 3/4 ton pickup. I won, in an auction, a "Ramco RM5000" crane. This crane is similar to the Harbor Freight t...
29 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus31865
29 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus31865

Help Finding Metalworking Machines on the Web

I know this is gray area metalworking... But I sell machines for people who do the stuff below all the time and it's al...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by autodrill
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

Tram

Ok... I've looked at some of the nice dual indicator trams for sale, but I had a hard time buying one that I will only...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

OT: Price fixing by the oil refineries?

This didn't seem to make it on the main stream news channels today. I guess if you want US news you have to go overseas...
46 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cavelamb
46 comments posted 15yrs posted by cavelamb

New water power torch?

Quack, quack, keep your wallet in your pocket! ;>)} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF__Qlhtnws&search=water%20power
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pkangas
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by pkangas

EDM - not just for burning busted taps out

There was a recent article in Aviation Week saying that GE was using Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) to rough out tu...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by joegwinn
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by joegwinn

Aluminum solder works!

I've used "aluminum solder" in the past that was worthless. A few years ago I bought some aluminum solder at the local...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by etpm
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by etpm

Wikipedia article on steel

Something just rubs me the wrong way on this article. They say steel is iron with between 0.2 and 2.1% carbon. SAE 1010...
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rbraun333
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by rbraun333

Shop Fox M1098

'Been looking for a small lathe I can quickly upgrade to CNC. Among them is the Shop Fox 13x40 M1098. A hands-on look m...
27 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com