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Machining a square section O ring groove

I need to machine a round billet of stainless steel on its flat face with a square section groove to take an O ring. Th...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

masonry drill warning

rec.crafts.metalworking masonry drill warning Anyone know why a 1/4 masonry drill has a warning "don't use on a drill pr...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ht
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by ht

Oil viscosities

LMS recommends Mobil 1 for lubricating mini-mills. I picked up a bottle of 5W-30 and have been using it. I noticed that...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Best place to tie into water

I have the black pipe ran into my crawl space and everything is installed. Last hing to do is to tie into my water. I h...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

OT: 45 ACP ammo

I'm enjoying some downtime. Last day of work was Dec 23, next day of work Jan 4. Talked to uncle, we need to do some sh...
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posted by clutch
92 comments posted 16yrs posted by clutch

Will I ever learn - RTFM

My plasma cutter stopped cutting. The loose-nozzle indicator light was on. The nozzle was tight, but I loosened & re-ti...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Cordless Phone batteries are all junk?

I would like to know if my cell phone battery situation is of general nature, or perhaps I had very unusual bad luck. W...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus20496
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus20496

Bosch grinder disasembly

I'm taking apart that Bosch grinder that I found & fixed the switch on. And I have a problem. After taking out the scre...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

chainsaw chain

I have a chainsaw where the chain wants to not stay in the bottom of the blade. There were some notches (2 sets) in the...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wayne1NOSPAM
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by wayne1NOSPAM

Merry Christmas to all

Just back from a one week vacation... What did you get for Christmas that is related to this NG? i
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus20496
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus20496

Bending Metal

I'm going to get out my new bender that's been in the box on the shelf for years now. I used to have one made by Breakd...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

12-story building in China -- OOPS!

http://tinyurl.com/ycvgolpor http://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by guillemd
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by guillemd

Anyone got a Clausing 1500 manual?

I bought one on CD about a year and a half ago..and now I cant find the damned thing. Anyone got one I can download? Gun...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunner
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunner

OT: Change glow plugs on 2003 VW diesel bug

My brother needs to change one or two glow plugs on his bug anyone know how much trouble this is or point me toward a h...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kfvorwerk
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by kfvorwerk