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Letting power tools freeze?

I keep a pair of grinders on my balcony. They are protected from rain, and get used at least twice a week for long enoug...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by robanzellotti
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by robanzellotti

Rong-fu (round column) mills

I was looking at a Rong-Fu clone today (RF30). Unlike the dovetail column mills that I am used to this one has a round...
33 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
33 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Grizzly G0602

This is a 10x22 lathe with speed changes effected by moving v-belts: http://cdn1.grizzly.com/manuals/g0602_m.pdf What p...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Millrite knee gib locks

I was at Brothers Machinery Exchange (North Andover, MA) today, and they have a Burke/Powermatic Millrite MVN (which lo...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by joegwinn
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by joegwinn

Vegas at Christmas

Wuzzup in Las Vegas at Christmas? We're flying in on the 23rd for a week. Son and daughter-in-law are driving over from...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by lawsonb
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by lawsonb

left hand boring bar

looking for a left hand boring bar; C6 or m42 tip , small radius cutting edge is acceptable. Anybody got a lead on where...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcrump01
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcrump01

Undersize Rod for Die Stock Threading

After my experience threading 1/4 inch aluminum rod to M6x1.0, I am sure 5/16 rod is just enough undersize for an M8x1....
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456

South Bend 9x32 lathe

I'm looking at a lathe, a South Bend 9x32. I haven't gone to see it in person yet; the seller estimates it is from "the...
25 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
25 comments posted 16yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

Some metal Content but more electronic stuff

Do any of you have MagicJack? Can you send and receive Faxes using MagicJack? The reason I asked is a friend of mine is...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by R-D-Lorance
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by R-D-Lorance

Engraving Brass Name Plates

Thanks guys. I got my stock of brass name plates in a while back and they all have a paper coating on the finished side...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Drywall joint question

I have a detached garage that is 30x30 with 10 foot ceiligns that was just built. The outside is metal and standard stu...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Got rid of French Dictionary

I installed Office Pro 2007, because I wanted a newer program. I had Office 2000. All I ever used was Word. So, I uninst...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

OT (?) Camper refrigerators

Well , the cooling fins are metal ... We have a camper with a dual-power refr. unit . It stopped suddenly on Monday ......
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by snag_one
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by snag_one

How to strengthen a press brake die

I use my HF 20T H press as a press brake with a homemade die. I'm trying to put a fairly sharp 90 deg bend in a 20" pie...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Winch power supply

I have a winch I can buy for $200 that is almost brand new. It is a 12v. Vortec 9500 # winch. I can use it for some ski...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver