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Hey Buerste

Look for a small priority mail box later this week . You should be able to get a couple of sets of rollers out of the co...
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posted by snag_one
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by snag_one

OT - Cajun Wisdom

New Orleans & Cajuns: People always tell Boudreaux and Thibodeaux jokes, implying that Cajuns aren't very smart, but an...
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posted by Eragon
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by Eragon

Injection molding forum?

--Doesn't seem to be one on usenet (!!) Can someone suggest a place to discuss this topic? I'm taking a whack at making...
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posted by steamer
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by steamer

Fixed! Tachometer on Clausing VS13 Lathe

after quite a bit of research, consulting with a friend who's an electronics geek, etc. the tachometer on my Clausing i...
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posted by joelrf600r
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by joelrf600r

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
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

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...
2 comments posted 16yrs
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....
10 comments posted 16yrs
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