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what are tubing expanders used for now

A friend has a lot of these tubing expanders: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300394957960which he a...

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posted by nobody

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Sources of 12L14 bar stock

While I can get 6061 aluminum, 303 and 304 stainless steel, and 360 brass and some bronzes locally (Boston area) from M...

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posted by joegwinn

10 comments posted 16yrs posted by joegwinn

fa: ionized air anyone?

Picked this unit up for a filter that was attached to it - perhaps some of you folks need super clean ionized air? http:...

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posted by nobody

17 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone

Some of these are good. Some, I'm not sure. In several days, I'll post my thoughts. Chris Young =======================...

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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Colander Repair - Completed

In December 2009, I started a thread titled "Colander Repair" (on the best way to reattach a foot released by absence o...

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posted by joegwinn

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by joegwinn

How much can you do with 1000 lines of G-code?

Some demo versions of CNC software have a line limit - how limiting is it?

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posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

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Wobble in Clausing variable speed drive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPOSb_VhQq8 My variable speed drive, both pullies actually, wobble when they operate. I...

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posted by ignoramus20464

25 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus20464

small radial arm drill

I just came accross another radial arm drilling machine just like mine: http://industrialmachinerycorp.cusauctions.com/...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Running compressor "too slowly"

I _may_ have an opportunity to pick up a compressor a bit "too large" for my needs at reasonable cost (depends on the b...

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posted by MyNameForward

28 comments posted 16yrs posted by MyNameForward

OT- Product Of The YEAR! -Somebody Should Get A Nobel Prize For This-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9XAC-BvUyo&feature=player_embedded H. :)

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posted by howarde

70 comments posted 16yrs posted by howarde

What press force is needed ?

Thanks for the hint, Ned. How do you know what press force is needed for a given job ? Specifically, punching holes abou...

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posted by cheney

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by cheney

Clausing magnetic switch won't latch

I bought a 5914 Clausing lathe last weekend. I"m running it off of a rotary phase converter, that at this point does no...

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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

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

Nagano Mini-excavator

A friend of mine has a problem with his mini-excavator. It is a "Nagano" NS-15. The problem is in the unit that rotates...

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posted by jnormile

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by jnormile

South Bend New Products in Grizzly Catalog Includes a SB 4x6 Bandsaw

There are a lot of SB products in the Grizzly catalog, including some which look a lot like some familiar/common Chines...

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posted by wb_wildbill

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by wb_wildbill

Johnson Outboard song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysFtujnqpk0 "Johnson Outboard song"

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posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

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