⏣ General Metalworking

Noisy small equipment fans

I have a couple of devices with very noisy and annoying fans. One is an old laptop and another is a car inverter. In bo...

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posted by ignoramus5827

19 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus5827

Hex head vs hex socket head

Assuming no counterbore and space is not a problem, how do you choose between hex head and hex socket head ? I've notic...

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posted by cheney

53 comments posted 15yrs posted by cheney

humor

Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the n...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

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Bijur one shot oiler repair

I have a Tree Mill with with a Bijur one shot oiler installed. How do I diagnose the oiler, and, if found defective how...

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posted by ivanvegvary

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How do you drill a flat bottom hole?

I have to drill a 37/64" flat bottom hole in the end of a 2 1/2" long piece of 1 1/16"AF hex bar that is chucked in the...

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posted by spaco

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco

Bowling ball muller?

I've run into a problem with easily re-conditioning my foundry sand... I've been using a mini-carver design for fresh b...

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posted by ancr

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Red Green Building your own airplane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HioV-vQvqio Karl

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posted by kfvorwerk

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My metalworking project for today (gun related)

Nothing fancy, drilled and tapped a bunch of holes down the center of some .25 x .550 aluminum extrusion on .50" spacin...

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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

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fa - 25-30 year old VR/Wesson cutting tool catalog set

here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320618230347 some really good info on Tantung, and a...

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posted by Nobody

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taper

It has been 55+ years since I had to do trig. I wear very large "L" plates when working my lathe. I have to make an ins...

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posted by alan200

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by alan200

Road Trip

--Caution: metal-related stuff follows. Went to Kinetic Steam Works steam-up over the weekend; here are my photos: http...

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posted by steamer

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Totally OT: NSW Cricket

Just learned that my stepson in Oz, has made the NSW Under 17 cricket squad as a fast bowler, and will compete in the N...

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posted by janders1957

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Aerospace Composites; Sandvik Coromant

http://www.onlineamd.com/amd-1010-aerospace-composites-relate.aspx

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posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

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Help Wanted ads at Haas from varous shops

http://haascnc.com/custserv_shopx.asp#shopx

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posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

Snow fun (metal content)

The Minnesota November snowstorm of 2010: We were right in the thick of it. Only got about a foot but the stuff was hea...

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posted by dforeman

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman