⏣ General Metalworking

Nomex coveralls and welding (warning: on-topic metalworking content)

I bought an inexpensive set of Nomex coveralls from eBay. They ran about $40 and are about as thick as light denim. I h...

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posted by prfesser

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by prfesser

How did we ever do it that way?

I've been a contractor for about 17 years. When I first started I didn't have much and I couldn't afford much. I hired...

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posted by onebikenut

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Hey Iggy have you tried heekscad?

http://www.heeks.net/http://code.google.com/p/heekscad/ From an article from a recent Digital Machinest magazine. Work i...

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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

How to mount encoder on the Bridgeport spindle?

I would like to know the spindle speed and position, in order to do rigid tapping. My spindle can be connected to the p...

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posted by ignoramus13683

23 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus13683

Glide dental floss = PTFE ?

What is this stuff? I've found exactly one secret knot that won't pull apart for tying ends together. Try it.

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posted by kinch

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by kinch

Unintended asymetric turning

I am turning a mild steel doughnut: OD= 4.5", ID 2.125", thickness 0.1875". The purpose is to clean it up and make the...

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posted by mkoblic

68 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

What is it? Set 366

I need some help with the last item in this set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/12/set-366.html Rob

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posted by rhvp65

21 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

OT-Junk science targeted

?The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives has selected the National Science Foundation (NSF) as...

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posted by H.Beal

36 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

boat wiring

My friend's boat wiring is FUBAR. Its a 25 year old salt water unit with a Cummins diesel and single screw. There is wh...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Personal question metal related

I need to go buy a GOOD nose hair cutter. My wife gives me holy s*it because my nose hair grows faster than any other h...

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posted by pittmanpirate

23 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

ER40 Collet Chuck Options?

Anyone have a trusted and reliable source for ER40 collet chucks to mount onto either J3 or J33 tapers? Alternately, I'...

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posted by autodrill

13 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

DRO - Shooting star scales Q

I have a Shooting Star DRO setup that someone has tried to mount to a minilathe, so the long scale is cut down. I need...

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posted by burkheimer

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by burkheimer

Industrial Music SWMBO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBo5K0ZQIEY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1EbxYKh_4 Was surfing for ne...

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posted by SW

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by SW

Forging a wrench

The Nov-Dec issue of HSM has the last in a series of 5 articles about making a tool that _cuts_ knurls. It's an interes...

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posted by bobengelhardt

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Nico mini-lathe

Hi Folks: I have recently acquired a "Nico" small lathe. All it says on the machine is "Nico... Lockport. N.Y." This is...

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posted by danmitch

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by danmitch