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OT: the nice lady at Lowe's

Went to Lowe's today to get Mary some knee pads and a garden bench. The sales associate that was helping us was a short...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

Debugged a function to mill a cone

Wrote another G code generator function. Given x and y of the cone center axis, z of the bottom and top, top and bottom...
42 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus8984
42 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus8984

OT: New scam hits me for $3500

My bank was sold to another bank early in the year and we received new account numbers and new checks. Somehow, somebod...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by buerste
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Broken CNC rotary table?

I have a Troyke U12PNC CNC rotary table. It has no control attached. It represents a vertical/horizontal mount table, a...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus2966
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus2966

Who knows where the time goes

I make all sorts of plans for things, and then it seems reality comes in and flattens everything like sand castles at t...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Today's CNC mill progress

*) Debugged a function to mill out a deep (multipass) round pocket. I already debugged a function to mill out a deep re...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus2966
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus2966

"Stimulus" money

It's sitting there waiting for what? ............. Driving to Las Vegas, I pick up a hitch hiker in a suit and tie. A l...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Turcite?

What do y'all think about Turcite ways on mills? I have an opportunity, but all I've ever had were all-metal machines. N...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Constant torque clutch - redux

I've been fussing over this constant-torque clutch solution for my fuse spinning machine for a few weeks. The sprag clu...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Favorite home TIG welder?

I have a 900 lb TIG welder in my shop building 5 miles away and am considering getting rid of it to buy one I can move...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by regor
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by regor

Clausing 59XX Spindle Bearings

Would anyone know what the commercial bearing numbers are for a Clausing 59XX lathe spindle bearings? I have the Clausin...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by puttsinc
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by puttsinc

Semi OT: Electronic hearing protectors

I am looking at electronic ear muffs at the moment. I'd like something that can both help my dinged hearing, I have >35...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Sources for "real" music wire

Argh. Just bent up a landing gear for a model plane. 1/8" "Music wire" from K&S. Nominally the same thing, except one w...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tim
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by tim

OT-Copyright Lawsuits

New revenue stream for newspapers puts the squeez on bloggers. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/copyright-trolli...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by H.Beal
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by H.Beal

Vertex Rotary Table

I recently received a Vertex rotary table and was curious as to what the consensus is on these numbers gotten off of th...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Searcher7
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by Searcher7