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Fixing cast iron part

My neighbor called me this evening about welding a cast part on the steering mechanism of his tractor. It was dark, so...
27 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

GLOAT Woo-Hoo

This followed me home last Friday. https://sites.google.com/site/majorgloat/mill X-axis has .015 backlash, Y-axis has ....
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fusion640
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by fusion640

Student killed by lathe

Be careful! Yale senior dies in machine shop accident http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/13/yale.student.death/index.html?ere...
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posted by regor
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by regor

Wood stove advice

I grew up with a wood stove. I wondered if adding a stove to my house would help out with my propane cost in the winter...
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posted by stryped1
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1

OT: R-22 in heat pump

My 14 year old Trane heat pump is most likely in need of refrigerant. Two years ago, one of the guys that used to work...
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posted by w
34 comments posted 15yrs posted by w

Siemans motor question

I ran across a motor similar to this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400073844580 . Ref the moto...
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posted by news01S-P-A-M-B-L-O-C-K
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by news01S-P-A-M-B-L-O-C-K

Mag Chuck

What kind of holding force do mag chucks have? As much as something like the magnets in the magna bend?
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posted by alarm_wizard
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by alarm_wizard

"How It's Made" explained

I thought this was worth a laugh... http://basicinstructions.squarespace.com/storage/2011-04-12-patterns.gif?__SQUARESPA...
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posted by dcloss
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by dcloss

Allied Lathe

I was recently offered a 36" Allied lathe for $1K. I did the quick search on Ebay and Google to see if I could find any...
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posted by onebikenut
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

OT Day 25

I'm flyin' solo tonight, for the first time since Mary died on 19 March and what I thought was my disfunctional non-nuc...
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posted by dforeman
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

OT Soft or pneumatic 6" diameter narrow wheels?

Any other sources (online USA) for these wheels or similar? http://www.castercity.com/eshop/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=SF...
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posted by jdoe
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by jdoe

CO2 vs: 75/25

I had a scary experience today. I took a 300 oxygen bottle, a medium acetylene, and an 80 75/25, and had them filled an...
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posted by pittmanpirate
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Cold-Rolled Steel in Sacramento

Blue Collar Supply got in a nice variety of CRS drops. $1/lb.
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posted by jstewart
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by jstewart

Removing Morse Taper Chuck Video

33 second video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ3jyEbcse4 I'm working on a bunch of "how to" videos. Any tips from...
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posted by autodrill
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill