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paint or undercoating

I am taking apart my trailer to replace the wood bed. I took a wire cup brush to the metal. I wanted to coat it before...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Precision hole drilling

Making of encoder mounting plates requires several accurately drilled holes. I already made one plate and it seems to w...
45 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus3537
45 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus3537

Cheap die sets

I have to make ten news dies mounted on die sets. My usual supplier has closed shop. Most dies will fit on rear two pos...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by buerste
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Hokoed up a PC to the mill

Sorry for a lousy picture. http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact-2-CNC-Mill/13-Hooked-Up-Compute...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus15939
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus15939

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...
9 comments posted 16yrs
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...
56 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunnerasch
56 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

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...
14 comments posted 16yrs
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...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by news
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by news

Tool box grill

Mixing work and pleasure: http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/tls/1836502619.html
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by guillemd53228
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by guillemd53228

Chit!

My $20 metal detector only went for $671 on ebay. Oh, well............. :-)
2 comments posted 16yrs
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...
17 comments posted 16yrs
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...
1 comments posted 16yrs
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...
5 comments posted 16yrs
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...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by msmith5242
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by msmith5242