⏣ General Metalworking

China's economy grows by more than 10%

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/21/chinese-economy-grows-10-percent "Experts believe China is likely to leap...

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posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

Cleaning up the shop

This is what Ive spent the last couple days doing..then it flooded. Shrug. Only a couple inches deep though as it passe...

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posted by gunner

68 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunner

Mini Excavator Unload

Pretty impressive job unloading his machine. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e92_1264006249 Dave

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posted by dav1936531

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by dav1936531

Sanding Belts / Disc Etc

A couple folks have mentioned using a stationary sander for sharpening lathe bits. Are aluminum oxide belts adequate? Zi...

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posted by alarm_wizard

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by alarm_wizard

Rotometals

One supplier that sells casting lead and alloys is Rotometals. They are in California. Anyone know a source in Michigan...

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posted by clutch

48 comments posted 16yrs posted by clutch

Transformer for spot-welder buildup

Be much obliged if I could get information and comments about this transformer. I bought this long ago from eBay and ha...

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posted by americansun

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by americansun

What kind of metal in a food strainer?

I had a bunch of crud in my muriatic de-rust bucket & I strained it through a (old) kitchen strainer. You know, the wov...

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posted by bobengelhardt

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Taper pin vs split pin

A taper pin is so much more work to use - is it that much better than a split pin (aka spring pin)? Or, putting it anot...

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posted by bobengelhardt

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Pull studs

Readers, I have no less than (12) new pull studs, still in boxes, that fit Cat40 tooling for a Haas mill. Considering t...

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posted by vordos

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by vordos

Using a rotary table to cut an approximate ellipse?

Years ago, Errol Groff posted some pictures of some packaging prototypes he had made. The bottle top was shaped in an e...

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posted by mungedkevin

17 comments posted 16yrs posted by mungedkevin

Old 230/440 motor and VFD

What would you say, can one run a 230/440v motor that is 45 years old, from a VFD. I had a bad experience running a 230...

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posted by ignoramus8727

21 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus8727

OT-Scientists Admit GW blunders

A WARNING that climate change will melt most of the Himalayan glaciers by 2035 is likely to be retracted after a series...

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posted by azotic

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by azotic

FS/Hardinge TFB

Ive decided to sell the Hardinge TFB Ive been using as my #2 lathe. Frankly..Ive run out of room in the shop. And simpl...

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posted by gunner

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunner

Machinery moving skates

I'm looking at making some large machinery moving skates and need some input. I'm starting with a design that our rigge...

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posted by n4plastix

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by n4plastix

No new lathe for me!

I still haven't moved out my oldest lathe but it's been decided not to replace it. Bummer! We just can't justify anothe...

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posted by buerste

9 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste