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GSpost bug

I was working on a new part under GSimple two weeks ago. I have my own custom GSpost definitions file for the R2E4, bec...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

OT Computer question OT

(Marked OT because it is not metal or political related) I updated Google Earth. My old update had a starting point in...
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posted by pittmanpirate
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Machine Tapping

I've got this urge to own a tapping head, so I've started doing a little reading on tapping speeds. One formula I have...
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posted by onebikenut
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

OT-Your tax dollars at work

?"Little information exists on the performance of x-ray backscatter machines now being deployed through UK, US and othe...
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posted by H.Beal
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Friction Stir Weld used on fuel tanks by NASA

A large image: 986,437 bytes http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/395411main_FSW_Barrel_15_full.jpg
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posted by mike.terrell
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Interesting slip rolls

Skip down to 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_-iPpEuWRA I don't know if, technically, they are _slip_ rolls, since...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Learned how to tap on a lathe today

It is kind of really amazing, how well I can tap on a manual lathe when I need a concentrically tapped hole. The accura...
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posted by ignoramus23245
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus23245

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