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Shrinker/Stretcher

Anyone out there with opinions on quality of different Shrinker/Stretchers?
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by eh
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by eh

Tin Coating on old meat grinders

Those old cast iron kitchen hand-cranked grinders, sausage stuffers, etc are all silver. I have some that the coating i...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by BQ340
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by BQ340

Please do not hate me for this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280491483823 Pay special attention to the "winning bid" field. It is...
31 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus9593
31 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus9593

Dos and Donts

--Many moons ago I remember something my old boss said about things he refused to work on. They included rotorcraft and...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by steamer
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by steamer

Off topic

Hi, I just subscribed to this newgroup since I am interested in metal working. To my surprise most of the subjects are...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by hans
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by hans

Simple Green dilution for pressure washer?

Can Simple Green Concentrate be used with a pressure washer? Web search wasn't much help... If so, should it be diluted...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ancr
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by ancr

Check the fine print!

The clause, which only affected customers placing orders on April 1st, still appears in the site's Terms & Conditions,...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cavelamb
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by cavelamb

Harbor Freight helmet stopped working

I have a Harbor Freight helmet and, it seems, it stopped working and stopped darkening when I strike the arc. This is a...
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus2187
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus2187

Got 9 Volts?

I avoided lugging a lab supply and extension cord into the field with this no-cost jig. http://www.metalworking.com/drop...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Winston
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by Winston

Hard spots in 11L14?

I just had something weird happen. I was boring a .475 deep .624 dia hole in some 11L14 on my lathe. Work was held in a...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Stockade fence posts -- metal content indeed!

Awl -- So ahm lookin to put up 6' stockade fencing between me'n'my brain damaged neighbors, but I sure could do without...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

Free if you want it

Digiboard, fits full length ISA slot in your computer. This is approx 15" long. Provides 8 serial ports, but the cable...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by piracy
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by piracy

Electric Motor Phase Correction Question

I have a 7.5 HP TEFC Motor on a hot high pressure washer. My 3 phase power is generated from a rotary converter. This m...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bob_1fs
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by bob_1fs

CO2 or mix for MIG

I just put an ad for a CO2 bottle on craigslist. I own a waist high argon/CO2, but the cost for refilling is quite a lo...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraveler
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraveler