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Pretty Accurate Horizontal Drilling/Milling

In the process of making another spindle holder / mount I was thinking it would sure be nice if I could drill the horiz...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by onebikenut
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by onebikenut

Robot at IMTS

When I visited the IMTS show, I saw a robot that was working very quickly, performing some boring, but intricate task v...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus15834
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus15834

Source for small 4 jaw chucks?

I have a pre-WWII metal lathe, made for Sears. Very small, AA series. it had a 3" diameter 4 jaw chuck. The chuck mount...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by sdwheaton
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by sdwheaton

OT: Failure to post

I have tried to post responses on some of the threads but they are not getting through. On some threads I can get throu...
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Retaining Compounds - part 2

I got the Permatex version of Loctite 660 yesterday (Permatex 20297). Before I used it in anger I thought I would run a...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Need oddball bolt: 1/2" x 12 TPI

Hi everyone - I've got a repair project on an ancient (pre 1900, American-made) Chandler and Price guillotine paper cut...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by carla_xspamx
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by carla_xspamx

Bolt size for GE Electrical boxes?

Does anybody know what the bolt size is that GE uses in their service panels for attaching hardware to the box? The thr...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wanderingmetalhead.nospampleas
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by wanderingmetalhead.nospampleas

Polisher medium

I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily avail...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

OT: end of season adventures at da laaaake

Ted wanted a hand pulling his pontoon today. I do that with him every spring and fall. He picked me up this morning, we...
34 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
34 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

Refrigerator not working again

If you recall, a month or so ago I posted about a refrigerator not working. The compressor unit in it would keep trying...
254 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus25344
254 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus25344

Dry Ice Blasting

Removing old paint, metal corrosion and organic bottom deposits is a very large time consumer in all kinds of construct...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stevenospam
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by stevenospam

OT Starter overhaul

I haven;t been around much lately as my ISP has dropped USENET, and the Google access is annoying. This weekend I overh...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rogershoaf
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by rogershoaf

Electronic Speed Control Vs HP

Ok, assuming a router actually produces it rated horsepower: If it has an electronic speed control built it does it sti...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Power washer principle

Does a power washer have to have pressurized water on the inlet, or will it draw from a tank source? Steve
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate