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building trailer axles

I am tring to replace old mobile home axle with mismatched barings. Looks like my best choice is to customer make them....
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posted by Jeff Ziegler
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by Jeff Ziegler

Write Erase Boards

I have been using a write eras board behind me in my office to keep track of custom and stock jobs. The board is full s...
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posted by none
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by none

A [vertical] Plain of Jars

Somewhere I have seen a vertical rack of small jars suitable for screws, etc. It was in a catalog next to bins on shelve...
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posted by wb8foz
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by wb8foz

Flex seal durability?

Has anyone successfully used Flex Seal paste to make replacements for worn rubber parts? Yesterday I rebuilt an air-pow...
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posted by muratlanne
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by muratlanne

2 door cars safer (2025 Update)

"2 doors are safer as they are have stiffer frames as they don't have 2 extra doors that decrease the structural ridgit...
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posted by bruce2bowser
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OT, engine coolant re-use

Does anybody have experience with testing and re-using engine coolant? After a very long time I need to pull the radiat...
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posted by bp
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by bp

Metric drill bit set (ultra cheap)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HIIFFH4 I can use the odd diameters. Seems the case plastic is soft, making reinse...
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posted by always.look
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by always.look

Rod Cutting

I am looking for a better faster way to cut or shear 304 stainless rod. From 1/8 upto maybe 3/8. Certainly 1/8, 3/16, 1...
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posted by none
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Boeing update

Moved production of their flagship airliner from an experienced and skilled Washington workforce to South Carolina to g...
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posted by xyzzy.dude
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6061-T6511 - Dimensional and Flatness Tolerance

I've bought 6061 T6511 from several vendors. Is there a spec I can look up for what what should be considered acceptabl...
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posted by none
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by none

colchester student 2500 lathe

lathe runs for about 30 mins then starts to slow down within 30 seconds it stops as though a brake has been put on , lea...
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posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_2723
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_2723

colchester student 2500 lathe

lathe runs for about 30 mins then starts to slow down within 30 seconds it stops as though a brake has been put on , lea...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by ian
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by ian

zinc for soldering aluminum

rec.crafts.metalworking zinc solder on aluminum After some time trying to get the much heralded zinc solder rods (No Fl...
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posted by ht
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by ht