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4 x 6 bandsaw`

Wes, Many years ago, Grant Irwin posted an excellent piece on the care and feeding of the 4 x 6 bandsaw. I have it in h...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by judybob
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by judybob

CNC question

Along I 15 in Las Vegas, there are some fake ocotillo plants. They are made out of common rebar, and have an orange flo...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

OT Gunsmoke for charity

Today was a *LOT* of fun. Bonnie, the CEO of the company where shootin' buds Todd and Brian work, gets involved in a ch...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

CONTEST - what was wrong with this motor?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110335323161 What was wrong with that motor? No guess is too stupid...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus26960
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus26960

Soldered copper roof - how much solder?

I know, I know, I'm breaking some sort of tradition here by posting a question with actual metalworking content... but...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spambait
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by spambait

OT-Cost Benefit Ratio hits union

A Rhode Island school board has voted to clean house at Central Falls High School by firing the entire staff of 93, inc...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by azotic
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by azotic

Stiffness of round bar

Awl -- A 1" solid round HR bar is supported at it's ends 7 feet apart. The loads are such that there is noticeable but...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

Another one strikes back

http://www.wlwt.com/news/22600154/detail.html
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Perils of Sieg X3 (Quill DRO scale mounting)

Sorry, no poster comes with this... Finally bought a 1" length of 6061 tubing with a 2.625 ID from Speedy Metals. Bored...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ohland
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by ohland

Chinese digital caliper - first report

I just got a $30 Harbor Freight (item 47257) six inch digital caliper, from the noodle factory, partly as an experiment...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by joegwinn
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by joegwinn

OT Gunsmoke for charity

The CEO of a research lab here in town gets involved in charitable fundraising in her very-upscale community each year....
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

Identifying Leaded Steel?

I finally finished making a rack for my metal stock (only took 10 years...). I purchased a bunch of leaded steel 12L14(...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gwhite
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by gwhite

CNC Bridgeport with Heidenhein control

Someone is offering me a Bridgeport Series II Interact CNC mill. He says that it worked but the Heidenhein controller i...
114 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus21067
114 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus21067

Enco free shipping code for Feb 2010

25$ minimum and free UPS shipping. http://specialoffer.use-enco.com/ct/6884480:8157864730:m:1:92228776:57226E5A15F8B640...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmcduffee
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmcduffee

What lathes have 2 1/2-6TPI spindles

I found a lathe faceplate in trash, that has a 2 1/2-6TPI thread, and I am wondering what lathes does it fit. Took an ho...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus21067
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus21067