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3/4 drive sockets for home use and EMT

(rehashing some old rcm topic names) I used a cheap 3/4 drive socket today for "home" use. Also some EMT. I need a 1 5/...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

EMY Conduit bending update

Here's a link to the part I need to make. http://www.princecastle.com/products/grill_tools_char_brushes.asp The first q...
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posted by w
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by w

Kurt vise problem

Hi, Hoping someone here can give me a clue. I have a small (4") Kurt AngLok vise, with a replacement Acme thread body &...
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posted by wwm
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by wwm

OT Are taxes killing us financially?

My accountant just got back to me with "the number" of my taxes. While I do have to make a substantial additional tax p...
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posted by ignoramus29973
155 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus29973

What is the weight of a Lincoln SA200

Here's a fine specimen of SA-200 welder. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/SA-200.jpg My question is how much does it weigh. Th...
39 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus29973
39 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus29973

118 Degree

In the drill bit thread one person (atleast) mentioned 118 degree drill bits. Many of the sets listed for sale (those t...
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posted by onebikenut
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

OT: any aviation newsgroups around?

Had a customer come into the shop yesterday with 2 gauges that he wanted made. One is a Rudder Movement Checking Gauge,...
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posted by kortjester
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by kortjester

OT: Lame old joke

What do you call a Green Bay fan, who likes to munch on saltines, and has the ability to break into other peoples' comp...
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posted by richg
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by richg

EMT conduit bending

I have an application that I will need to put a 30deg. and 75deg. bends on the same plane on a 30" length of 1/2" EMT....
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posted by w
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by w

End mill testing

I would like to get a cheap endmill, say from Shars, and an expensive end mill of the same configuration (same number o...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus6593
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus6593

115 pc drill sets a waste?

Ahm thinkin all's you really need are drills for screw clearance and tapping -- mebbe roll taps as well. What else? Pin...
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posted by fitcat
62 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

End mill life expectancy

I was making those turners' cubes, from 2 inch aluminum blocks (6061). I used a 1/4" end mill. After making about 4 or...
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posted by ignoramus1419
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus1419

Thrust Calculations- Differential gears

OK folks, any Gear Gurus in the audience? I'm trying to figure out what the outwards thrust would be on a set of differ...
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posted by howarde
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by howarde

Aluminum Milling Coolant ( AGAIN!!! )

Ok, here we go again. The cabinet for Metal Nibblers One is complete, and I am ready to add coolant. (Ok, I still have...
64 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
64 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut