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Mystery piece of tooling? Lathe?

In the pile of tooling that came with the lathe,, there was this mystery piece: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Mystery-Tool...
27 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus14657
27 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus14657

Garden Sprayer (with metal wand; metal related)

Where's a good place to get a one galon garden sprayer? I had one from Walmart, from some years ago. Came with a bottle...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Two small shop upgrades

Really too small to mention, but it's been a slow day. 1: Ever since we bought the ironworker the area where the shear...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by carla.xspamx.fong
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by carla.xspamx.fong

news group for metal finishing?

Anyone know of a news group or good source of information on metal finishing, paint or coatings? ***************** Than...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kgsAT
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by kgsAT

Shop accessories

Got a Gear Drive tap wrench for christmas. It's sweeeeeeet! I do allot of 1'sey 2'seys when tapping. Setting up the tap...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by milgil
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by milgil

Do three errors mean breaking point for IPCC?

Should be: Do three errors mean a 'tipping point' for IPCC? /// Do three errors mean breaking point for IPCC? By Li Xin...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by JustAG
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by JustAG

PING: GUNNER- High-Speed Spindle

Have you got a 10krpm spindle gathering dust? I need to spin a 6"-7" x 1/16"-3/32" cut-off disk with 1-2 hp. I had boug...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by buerste
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

5 pound liquid/vapor propane tank

After much discussion in the AF1 Racing forums, a moderator has agreed with me that the Aprilia SR50 is a good platform...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456

Finished "above the waist" cleanup

It took me a lot of hours, but finally there is some visible progress. At least I can use it now. http://igor.chudov.com...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus10246
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus10246

Best Drill Bit For Gummy Aluminum?

The shooting club I belong to uses aluminum clips to hold cardboard target backers to wooden target frames. The clips a...
37 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gwhite
37 comments posted 16yrs posted by gwhite

The New Gullwing

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/01/amg-sls-production-starts/ zero to 62 mph in 3.8 seconds an electronically limited...
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posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

Job box in DropBox

I modified a contractors job box for easy access to tools. See it at http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/JobBox.pdf Bob
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Colchester Chipmaster revisited

You may remember that I had a problem with the variable speed drive box on the chipmaster lathe at Scienceworks. I had...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tomiller
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by tomiller