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Any lathe motor / clutch experts in here?

Evening all, nice out, isn't it? I'm hoping to pick some brains, I recently acquired an ancient and abused [1] Challeng...
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posted by hopefuldave_doesnt_eat_spiced_
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by hopefuldave_doesnt_eat_spiced_

Does non flux coated wire go bad?

I have got a small hobart welder. (MIG). For some reason I could not get the machien to weld right, like it did not hav...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

TIG

I have a Bobcat 225 welder I just aquired. I have always want to learn to tig. What is the minimum I need to buy to prac...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

tractor data

I had found a tractor data website some time ago. Danged if I can find it tonight. IIRC, you put in manufacturer and mo...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

5/8 - 20 nut

Maybe I didn't use the right words at McMaster-Carr, but I didn't spot a 5/8-20 nut there. I need one for my tool and c...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

Enco promo codes / specials for late May

For those of us that are not signed up for email notices from Enco for their sales and specials, this just hit my inbox...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmcduffee

PICTURES of a recent welding project

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Welding/23-Frame-For-Mill/
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posted by ignoramus15573
27 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus15573

A Piece of Internet History

Durham, NC -- This week marks the end of an era for one of the earliest pieces of Internet history, which got its start...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bd
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by bd

OT - Lemon Picker

LEMON PICKER The woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove seemed to be far too qualified for the job. The fore...
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posted by Eragon
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Eragon

out to eat

I just had a meal with an old friend I hadn't seen in over a year. I asked him how's it been? He said not good at all an...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Fadal "functions-trig" calculator online?

Awl -- The Fadal pendant/screen has a nice collection of trig/geometry ditties involving angles, lines, circles, tangen...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

Hello Dah Lih?

Shopping manual mills for a friend. Ran across a Dah Lih vertical. Looks to have power knee, tapping head Slightly bigg...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by burkheimer
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by burkheimer

OT: Tough Times For Usenet

Hi all, Came across this... it's kind of sad. Duke is where Usenet originated. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/18/...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spam
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by spam

Another tractor

Another tractor followed me home last night. Its an International Loader backhoe. Now, Julie wants me to sell one. How...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT