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My dumb question of the week

How does a circle roller make a true circle, and keep from making a slightly spiraled finished loop? I think I'm gonna g...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Early Continental engine question again

Anybody have a recomendation for the creankcase oil to be usde in a 1911 Continental 4 cyclinder gasoline/ kerosene engi...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tomiller
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by tomiller

wtb: sheet metal brake

Smaller one. What would be a good older quality American brand, and how much should I pay? I'd say 3' long max. Steve
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

OT: Recipe: Butter quiche crust

OK, I promised, so here is the butter crust I mentioned in the quiche recipe. I'm posting it as a direct lift from _The...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by huntres23
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by huntres23

How do you calculate decimal threads?

I'm making a 5c collet closer, the collet thread afaikt from the internet is 1.238-20. I'll freely admit, I generally j...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by clutch
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by clutch

Follow up - press brake

I recently had a couple of posts about my use of a hydraulic press as a press brake (how to eliminate deflection of the...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Any difference?

I need a piece of 5/8" rod for a center pin for a boat roller about 12" long. Will there be any difference in cold vers...
32 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Steel recomendations for bandsaw axle

Hi folks. I am trying to repair a vertical woodcutting bandsaw. It is a Crescent/Delta 20" made in "back in the day" Wh...
36 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ahall
36 comments posted 16yrs posted by ahall

Machine Builders in Monteal / French Speaking?

We are receiving a good number of business inquiries from the French speaking portion of Canada. Would love to work wit...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by autodrill
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by autodrill

Russia 'plans to stop asteroid'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8435829.stm "Russia 'plans to stop asteroid'" [ The head of Russia's federal...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

WTB/Trade Nema 56 motor

My Hotsy steam cleaner just blew the motor. Bastards I got it from had used and open frame motor instead of a proper TE...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunner
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunner

Synchros

Given a source of 12 VDC and one of 110 VAC at 60 or 400 Hz, how might synchro operation be established between the dri...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456