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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...
11 comments posted 16yrs
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...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jnormile
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by jnormile

Johnson Outboard song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysFtujnqpk0 "Johnson Outboard song"
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

hi temp zip tie

I'm still thinking on how to mount a temp sensor to a solar hot water heater. I plan to put the sensor wire inside a 1/...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

E-Z Burr Tool Calculator

To All: Saw this pointed out in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine. Filling out the information gives you their recommen...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bottlbob
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bottlbob

Notice anything about this picture?

http://i.ss.lv/images/2009-12-14/170744/VnoJG0xhRlg=/facilities-the-tool-and-the-equipment-metalworking-equipment-5.800....
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus25542
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus25542

New element found

Heaviest Element Yet Known to Science Discovered 1/4/2010 - From AP News Report Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has ann...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

EVER HEAR OF A 31/32-28 TAP?

Some guy called me looking for a 31/32" - 28 tpi tap for a faucet. MSC and Google both come up with nothing. does it exs...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rbraun333
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by rbraun333

Arbor press as coper/notching press

Newbie question : can an arbor press be used as a coper/notching press ? By that, I mean using an arbor press with a sq...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cheney
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by cheney

Half nuts disengage by themselves

The cleanup of the lathe is basically done all around, the VFD is wired the way I want and things are cookin'. Got some...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus25542
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus25542

From another group

found in sci.electronics.design..quite a shop... http://www.users.uswest.net/~kmaxon/index.html
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by notagood
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by notagood

Anybody need an air bearing spindle ?

I just picked up a Professional Instruments BlockHead 4R air bearing spindle assembly. It has an integral motor, resolv...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by elson
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by elson

BP tool for riveting?

Awl -- Anyone familiar with a tool that fits in a BP (or vmc), that takes the end of a rivet and peens it over? A buddy...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat