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You guys are a bad influence

Today I decided I needed a short piece of aluminum tube to modify a prototype... I didn't have any so I made a piece. Ge...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Todays metalworking

Today I needed to make an extended nut with a tee handle to screw a compresson fitting to a product we make to pressuri...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

OT: deepwater horizon links from LA forums

Might be interesting, might not. Bumped into a link to bayoushooting from a elist I am on. That last link is interestin...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Do I have OCD? Metal related

OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Doing a repair on a 1 Hp Dayton electric motor (metal related), thermally protected....
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by ivanvegvary

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##

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