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Workshop brick work water proofing - almost OT

Guys, I've got a 30' x 15' workshop with moisture problems. Its got solid clay single brick walls (quite porous), a con...

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posted by manamanup

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by manamanup

Ebay and the state of machining

Ive been browsing Ebay...Ive been looking for a 12" Cadillac height gage...and of the 300+ items for sale...there are a...

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posted by gunnerasch

56 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

fa: nice little lubrication pump (coolant? maybe it will do coolant?) or tapping oil

anyone need a nice little lubrication pump - could also use it for cutting oil for a tapping machine, or maybe coolant...

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posted by nobody

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

CNC air regulator?

I'm working on a design for a machine that will make a number of different yet similar products. There will be 2 servos...

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posted by buerste

14 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Can't do this on a 4x6

A 31" long 45 degree beveled cut thru 2" A36 plate. The alternative was to mill off about 15 pounds of material. Gotta...

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posted by news

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by news

Tool box grill

Mixing work and pleasure: http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/tls/1836502619.html

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posted by guillemd53228

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by guillemd53228

Chit!

My $20 metal detector only went for $671 on ebay. Oh, well............. :-)

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posted by pittmanpirate

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Dog cluctch

I'm involved with a repair project to restore an old sickle bar hay mower that may be about 50 years old. The manufactu...

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posted by pkangas

17 comments posted 16yrs posted by pkangas

Phase II BXA compared to Aloris AXA with a question

I put the Phase II BXA post on my lathe, it is bigger and looks right for the size of the machine. All was hunky dory b...

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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Attention Scroungers

If you run across one of each CHEAP, I could use a BD2 and a BD4 telephone cable enclosure. Square rounded corner metall...

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posted by nospam

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Milling a groove in aluminum with a 1/16" end mill

I'd need to cut a 0.058" wide x 0.028" deep circular groove in 6061 aluminum. The groove is about 1 1/2" diameter and w...

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posted by msmith5242

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by msmith5242

Cleaning corrosion from zinc

Anyone have a way to chemically clean white corrosion from zinc pot metal? Trying to reclaim an old Weber DCOE that loo...

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posted by gmasterman

16 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmasterman

OT: update on Mary

A few old timers might find this note of interest. Mary's internal bleed was not from the ulcer which endoscopy reveale...

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posted by dforeman

17 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

F/S What appears to be a Logan 11"

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/1836663175.html No relation to seller. Gunner One could not be a successful Left...

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posted by gunnerasch

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

Installed encoder

One encoder on Y axis installed. Y was the most accessible axis and I already opened up the encoder box on it, so it wa...

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posted by ignoramus7096

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus7096