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Tool review - Harbor Freight

(Cross posted to rec.crafts.metalworking and rec.woodworking) Bought a mobile base for some of my power tools. http://w...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by ivanvegvary

OT: range report

Got a last minute email from Todd last evening, might I be available for a shoot today. I was. It turned out to be a ve...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

repair pin holder

When you buy old equipment you always buy a repair job... An 1-1/2" pin holds the hoe on the tractor with two 1/2" stee...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

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...
3 comments posted 16yrs
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/
27 comments posted 16yrs
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...
2 comments posted 16yrs
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...
5 comments posted 16yrs
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