⏣ General Metalworking

When using a dye, should you reverse to dislodge the chips?

This is not a big deal, but... I just noticed a "Gearwrench" tap and die set that apparently includes a ratcheting hand...

2 comments posted 6yrs

posted by always.look

2 comments posted 6yrs posted by always.look

Cutting down and Acu-Rite Glass Scale

I just cut my today using a standard metal cutting bang saw fine tooth blade Went right through the extruded housing and...

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posted by billied108

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I'd like to buy a small lathe

Hi all, I had a Harbor freight lathe that I bought used. While I got some utility from it, it was rusted after a hurric...

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posted by nojunk

32 comments posted 6yrs posted by nojunk

A new pivot bolt

  The bolt that the front blade for my yard tractor pivots on was very very worn , enough that when I tried to drag the...

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posted by snag_one

11 comments posted 6yrs posted by snag_one

What Exactly is a "Dense" Magnetic Chuck?

I recently ordered a small surface grinder (may regret it, but...), and I was looking around at magnetic chucks. I noti...

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posted by none

1 comments posted 6yrs posted by none

v-up 7018 fillet - stringer more productive than weave?

Advice on stringer-bead vs weaved-bead, if you could... Often gaps - sometimes on temporary works big enough to slide y...

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posted by null

8 comments posted 6yrs posted by null

Cures for the Plague in 1665

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/61703/61703-h/61703-h.htm Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and vice versa. D...

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posted by muratlanne

1 comments posted 6yrs posted by muratlanne

Must cut 40mm hole in 1/4" aluminum bar

I tried a hole saw in my cheap drill press. Works perfectly for hardwood, but doesn't work for 6061 aluminum. I might t...

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posted by always.look

65 comments posted 6yrs posted by always.look

Gingery lathe questions

Can I use the aluminum from a pull down attic ladder? Also, what size & type of motor is desired for the lathe? I just s...

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posted by sthdmahoneydad

2 comments posted 6yrs posted by sthdmahoneydad

Re: I need more than a pound of J-B Weld. . . where to get it in bulk?

> I am working on a project where I am going to need at least a pound > of J-B Weld Stik product. > At the usual Hardwa...

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posted by mountsn58

0 comments posted 6yrs posted by mountsn58

Diesel 500HP marine - straight-6 vs V12 (2025 Update)

Hello all You are a group with a lot of technical interests and knowledge. Boats - for a vessel with a single screw and...

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posted by null

14 comments posted 6yrs posted by null

mag base remagnetizing

Has anybody remagnetized a rotary on-off mag base before? I was thinking about a large capacitor and some turns of wire...

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posted by presence

41 comments posted 6yrs posted by presence

Where can I buy good used electric motor for my Boyar-Schultz surface grinder 612-H ?

The electric motor is belt-driven to spindle.

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posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_2613

4 comments posted 6yrs posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_2613

Where can I buy good used electric motor for my Boyar-Schultz surface grinder 612-H ?

The electric motor is belt-driven to spindle.

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posted by Ted Manktelow

5 comments posted 6yrs posted by Ted Manktelow

Rivett,507

Rivett, 507. Junior bench lathe, with a 5cor Rivett headstock an, also 3c Rivett headstock . With adjustable round tool...

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posted by paulgansett

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