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DD 3-53 questions

See photo http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Detroit-Diesel-353/02-In-My-Trailer/02-In-My-Trailer-7997.jpg.html 1. The exh...

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posted by ignoramus26282

25 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus26282

Motor Swap

Mill/Drill vs the Drill Press. I've got a Chinese (all metric) no name mill drill (NNMD) I picked up cheap recently. It...

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posted by onebikenut

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Rotary table control box

Finally found a way to mount the terminal block yesterday. http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact...

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posted by ignoramus26282

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus26282

DoN

Do you know what these crimpers do: 190487729226 190486091238 thanks

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posted by ignoramus12953

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus12953

More on manuals -- update

A little update. I found my way around LOGSA. I wrote a perl script, that I called logsa.pl, that pulls manuals from LO...

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posted by ignoramus12953

25 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus12953

OT- (way off topic) Fuel tank repair

I have a continuing fantasy about owning a 32'-38' trawler. One of the common problems in a vessel of a certain age and...

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posted by mungedkevin

23 comments posted 15yrs posted by mungedkevin

Tap wrench

In my unending quest for crocus cloth, I ended up in another older hardware store today. This one I don't get to freque...

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posted by stans4

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by stans4

4th axis progress

1. The Troyke rotary table is mounted on the table 2. It is connected to the mill via flexible watertight conduit 3. In...

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posted by ignoramus29524

21 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus29524

ot: happy birthday earl

http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/happy-87th-birthday-earl maybe we all need something better than political sa...

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posted by Nobody

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by Nobody

Crocus cloth?

I must have been in 10 different hardware stores this last week trying to scare up one sheet of crocus cloth. Even at t...

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posted by stans4

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by stans4

Amazon Heads Up

In general, Amazon offers some good deals. But there is a "however" documented by recent observations that deserves ela...

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posted by haloOUTzzyzxhalo

86 comments posted 15yrs posted by haloOUTzzyzxhalo

Exhaust manifold issues

So I have this Detroit Diesel 3-53 in my enclosed trailer. The plus is that I am protected from wind and snow and cold...

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posted by ignoramus29524

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus29524

Source for 3/4 OD toolholder bushings

Looking for more frugally priced 3/4 OD bushings for my Aloris AXA-104. Found some through North Bay Cutting Tools, $21...

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posted by ohland

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by ohland

HF 67980 Borescope A++

HF Model 67980 has a built-in DVR, stills or video, internal memory as well as an SD slot, and the camera head is 8.5mm...

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posted by aux3.DOH.4

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Anyone rebuilt a gear pump?

I'm trying to fix a worn Parker D17AA2A hydraulic gear pump for my tractor. As bought (for $20) the max pressure was le...

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posted by kb1dal

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by kb1dal