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Homemade press brake

I have enough iron now, to make what I always wanted to make, which is a homemade press brake. It would be shaped along...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus5865
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus5865

What are fiber rope crimps called?

What are those compressed/crimped wire rope clips for fiber rope called? They overlap by about half the circumference o...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kfvorwerk
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by kfvorwerk

3-in-1 oil rant

So I've had this "tin" of 3-in-1 oil around for years - for the yearly 4-drop oiling of the radiant heating pump motors...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ask
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by ask

Need recipe for moglice like material

Being cheap and having a need to build up the apron slide surfaces on my Chinese lathe mill/drill because they were not...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.

Socket on a stick

Here a tool I made this week, I call it a socket on a stick. I made it to attach the water lines to my bathroom sink, a...
51 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
51 comments posted 16yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

American made lathe chucks

In a possibly fruitless search for an adjustable, US made chuck, I've found that a price list is not a common thing. Bi...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ohland
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ohland

Fast CNC

What is the big key to the speed of this machine? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4550191913648686955#docid=-16...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by none
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

Gene Haas on American Chopper

Awl -- FWIW..... "Stewart Haas Racing Bike" episode. Before or after jail?? Paul Teutul Sr. is lookin skinny, haggard,...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

Albrecht 1/8" to 5/8" Chuck

I Picked up a used Albrecht 1/8" to 5/8" chuck. Seems to operate very smoothly, but if you close it down to near 1/8",...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by msmith5242
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by msmith5242

This will Blow your mind!

Youtube video, for the electrical types. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqjl-qRy71w
32 comments posted 16yrs
posted by 3t3d
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by 3t3d

Is the HF portable bandsaw adequate?

I'm in the market for a portable bandsaw, in lieu of a $200 to $300 horizontal bandsaw (for which I don't have the shop...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by joegwinn
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by joegwinn

Sheldon Lathe

I have done the google seach and of course this forum. Bed number is S2570. Catalog number is 5FWQM. I have determined...
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rwatson767
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by rwatson767

Atlas Copco Compresser

I just got an Atlas Copco LF3-10 compresser at a GREAT price. It has aLeroy Somer LS100lt 3 phase motor. My problem is...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by downsouthkid
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by downsouthkid

heat exchangers

I'm sure I've seen heat exchangers on small engine exhausts; the idea being to recover the generator's waste heat while...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wb8foz
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by wb8foz