⏣ General Metalworking

Computer power consumption

Since Jim Wilkins mentioned Kill-A-Watt meter here some time ago it came on sale at Lee Valley and I got me one. I spen...

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posted by mkoblic

14 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Source for Delrin bushings

I'm thinking of making Delrin bushings for my Clausing 5914 Varispeed drive rather than buying the premade ones from Cl...

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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

19 comments posted 16yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

free CAD program?

I am looking for a simple free CAD program. I have Sketchup, but it does way more than I want. I want a simple 2D CAD p...

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posted by goo1959

16 comments posted 16yrs posted by goo1959

metal that can be polished to look like chrome?

Hi all, Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to have a mirror finish like chrome, and that...

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posted by mike_newsgroups

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike_newsgroups

Puter Prob-Tapping the knowledge base

Have an old Pentium-S ISA puter. Printer problems... The BIOS has 12 combinations of port/config settings for the paral...

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posted by junkjasonrnorth

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Threading on Hardinge DV59?

I know this is an oddball thing to ask but... Has anyone heard of someone making mods to a DV59 so they can turn an occ...

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posted by jamespage01

10 comments posted 16yrs posted by jamespage01

Epoxy resist?

I'm modifying a cheap plastic film camera to do 'B' shots (star trails) and I need to fix a pivot to the case; a small...

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posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Coating for polished brass

Anyone know what material is used to coat polished brass (to prevent tarnishing) such as bathroom fixtures? I appears t...

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posted by glkd

11 comments posted 16yrs posted by glkd

Enco Shipping Code For Feb?

I get the Enco free shipping emails at work, where I will not be for several days. I want to get an order in so it will...

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posted by gwhite

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by gwhite

Crashed Car Value?

Sort of OT, though fixing will involve metal working :-) We have a 1997 Geo Prizm, same as Toyota Corolla, 205K miles....

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posted by regor

10 comments posted 16yrs posted by regor

Dowel pin replacement

I use 1/2" x 1/2" dowel pins as pinch rollers to feed hard flat wire. They work but the wear a slight groove in them an...

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posted by buerste

13 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Snowed in metal workers

Nyah! Nyah! Nyah! I planted corn today. With the mild winter I wish I had planted a month ago. To stay on topic for the...

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posted by nospam

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Pictures of sorted metals

They are somewhat annotated. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Metals/

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posted by ignoramus5865

16 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus5865

The ultimate monitor hang

Over the course of many years, I have designed several different computer areas for personal use. The first monitor sta...

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posted by jdoe

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by jdoe

Soldering small

Today I putzed with making suitable drive electronics for my summertime bug-free yellow LED reading light mentioned her...

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posted by dforeman

30 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman