⏣ General Metalworking

HF website worse than just unsecure

Geez...the search engine SUCKS. Do a search for 'lathe' from the home page. JR Dweller in the cellar

6 comments posted 16yrs

posted by junkjasonrnorth

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

OSHA?

Quick question - What companies are regulated by OSHA? I'm sitting here watching John's Landscaping Contracting, Inc. d...

13 comments posted 16yrs

posted by rangerssuck

13 comments posted 16yrs posted by rangerssuck

3 gal pancake compressor upgrade

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/comp.htm I think Wayne's compressor hombuilt might power my air wrench.

4 comments posted 16yrs

posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

floating tool holder - can we actually talk about metal working

while the 99% scream about politics, can the three remaining people who remember anything about metal and working chime...

35 comments posted 16yrs

posted by nobody

35 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Making a plug for the broken end of an extension spring

The same neighbor with the broken recip saw has a broken 7" angle grinder that he'd like me to fix for him. It's the sw...

1 comments posted 16yrs

posted by bobengelhardt

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Wrenching GM brake pins

The one wrench moment that stands out in my mind. Friend of mine has a Buick station wagon. Wanted to do front brakes....

7 comments posted 16yrs

posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Rosebud torch selection for proper SCFH

I would like to find myself a rosebud torch for my Victor 315FC handle. The warnings on rosebuds say that I may not exc...

9 comments posted 16yrs

posted by ignoramus4389

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus4389

420 stainless

My wife has hundreds of knives we are going to blow out on ebay soon. Samples. I went through, and found ONE that I lik...

3 comments posted 16yrs

posted by pittmanpirate

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

HF Mini Lathe - Ready To Step up Already

I've got an HF 7 x 10 mini lathe and its actually done ok. Quite often it exceeds the workability of the materials, but...

36 comments posted 16yrs

posted by nospam

36 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Injection Molding

Well, my first injection mold worked out pretty well. It was a crude first mold milled from some left over 5052. It wor...

8 comments posted 16yrs

posted by nospam

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

What are these cute lietle Kaiser things for? Flycutters?

These are pretty small, they are the size of a quarter, roughly. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/kaiser.jpg

16 comments posted 16yrs

posted by ignoramus4389

16 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus4389

BIG Enco lathe-Bakersfield

This might actually be a good deal http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/tls/1713899494.html No association with the seller...

1 comments posted 16yrs

posted by gunnerasch

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

Cigar question

Any cigar smokers here? I got a wooden box, paper covered, at a yard sale. Original IRS stamp on it. Open the lid, and...

1 comments posted 16yrs

posted by pittmanpirate

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Shamefully simple electricital question

Today, I found out my garden dog shocker wasn't working after coming home and finding my new rescue dog full of manure,...

7 comments posted 16yrs

posted by pittmanpirate

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

How to quench a digging bar

I have a 6 foot long "digging bar" that I bought for $3 at a garage sale. It is made out of a 1 1/8" or so hex bar. On...

22 comments posted 16yrs

posted by ignoramus2896

22 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus2896