⏣ General Metalworking

I will motorize the knee of my CNC mill soon

Since I got the 4th axis working, I am going to finish the mill's CNC conversion. I am 100% convinced that the knee nee...

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posted by ignoramus20463

17 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus20463

Electric Motor Maintenance

I have a motor off of a table top drill press that had never been used. I wasn't going to risk hooking it up the AC and...

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posted by Searcher7

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by Searcher7

Repairing a jacked cat-40 toolholder

Awl -- An unremovable setscrew left me doing the unthinkable: I ground the goddamm thing out with an 4.5" angle grinder...

17 comments posted 15yrs

posted by fitcat

17 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Atlas/Craftsman 12" lathe feed clutch

I have a Craftsman 12x36 that I'm parting out. It has a QC gearbox with a safety clutch where the feed shaft connects a...

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posted by bobengelhardt

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Cheap servo package sources?

I need to make a small 2-axis servo-controlled fixture to automate a tedious process that is done manually now but I do...

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posted by BQ340

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by BQ340

40-Taper sticking -- Suggestions?

Hi All, The 40-taper on my big mill is sticking and I have to beat the top of the power draw bar with a hammer to make...

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posted by davenpete

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by davenpete

what is this thing?

http://stevezeva.homestead.com/Ed_s_Whatzit.JPG

11 comments posted 15yrs

posted by speffSNIP

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by speffSNIP

Drilling Out Cylinder Head Studs - Tooling Question

If you call me and ask me about drilling some typical manufacturing-related job, I can sell you the equipment, but gene...

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posted by autodrill

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

Tire Bead Goop

Is the purpose of the goop they slather around the bead of a tubeless tire to lubricate during installation, to help se...

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posted by pilgrim

31 comments posted 15yrs posted by pilgrim

Are all truck batteries created equal?

My truck battery is dying, and I was wondering if there is such as thing as a "better battery", or are they all created...

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posted by ignoramus9135

90 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus9135

NC Programming

Is there a "generic" NC programming language, or does each brand of machine have its own? How hard is it to learn from...

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posted by richg

16 comments posted 15yrs posted by richg

Tips for Lufkin #1671A automatic center punch?

Been looking a this thing sitting on my desk for months, meaning to see if I can find tips for it. Lufkin of course bei...

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posted by janders1957

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by janders1957

OT use your toilet plunger for CPR

Maybe this is old news, but a kid used a toilet plunger to CPR his dad a few years ago. The docs have given their bless...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

dc motor speed control

The electric spout turner on my snowblower is blowing fuses...again. I'm thinking of moving way on up in motor power an...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Syncrowave 250DX Good Deal?

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/tls/2211016224.html Looks pretty new, not sure if it has the water cooler, maybe the fill...

12 comments posted 15yrs

posted by regor

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by regor