⏣ General Metalworking

OT: Hurt Locker

On Memorial Day eve, I thought a DVD that was related to the military would be a good rental so I rented "Hurt Locker"....

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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

14 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Great WWII reenactment today

Myself and my kids went to the IL train museum. Unbeknownst to us, there was a huge WWII reenactment at the museum. It...

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posted by ignoramus28053

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus28053

Lathe for Sale

http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/ForSale#5476942637092566082http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/ForSale#547694...

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posted by gunnerasch

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Even more welding machines for sale

http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/ForSale#5464599317463813970http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/ForSale#546459...

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posted by gunnerasch

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

Welding machine clearance

http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/ForSale#5381831064162779634http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/ForSale#538183...

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posted by gunnerasch

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Cement mixer motor

I bought a hefty cement mixer recently. An old one with lots of steel, even steel wheels. It needs a motor. The drum is...

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posted by pittmanpirate

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

What kind of tubing connector is this? fscked up something

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact-2-CNC-Mill/03-Disassembly-For-Taking-Home/03-Disassembly-...

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posted by ignoramus28053

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus28053

How to remove a very stubborn and high risk socket head cap screw

Sorry for a bunch of posts at once. I worked all day long (almost) and gave 1500 lbs of old junk to a scrapper. Never h...

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posted by ignoramus6711

33 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus6711

VObration tumbilng steel bolts?

I have a quantity of larger size steel bolts and nuts (5/8 and up). It is a nice pile from which I get just what I need...

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posted by ignoramus6711

14 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus6711

Steam powered cycle Burner problems

For the last 8 years I have been working on a steam powered cycle off and on. I bought plans and parts of it in a kit f...

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posted by engineman1

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by engineman1

How to size a punch press?

Got a guy who welds up dune buggies and whatnot..and called me today about finding him a punch press so he can stamp ou...

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posted by gunnerasch

14 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

Missed you guys

Been stuck in LV for three weeks on a project. Off for a couple of days here, then back for about three more weeks. The...

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posted by pittmanpirate

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Metal gloat

I was looking for some metal to make sheds, carports, shades, like that. I had a guy who was just a plain flake. Been t...

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posted by pittmanpirate

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Todays metal related activities

My metal working for today was shopping for a small air conditioner for my machine room and modeling an adjustable feed...

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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

15 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Update on the CNC -- decided to retrofit instead of fix

I have made up my mind. I will not try to fix the existing control. I will buy a control box from Jon Elson and will use...

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posted by ignoramus6711

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus6711