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Grinding a sharpening stone?

A friend has a triangular, 3 faced honing stone. Like this one from Mcmaster; "4505A1 All-in-One Deluxe Oil-Bath Sharpe...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bob_1fs
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by bob_1fs

OT: metalworking project

While having absolutely no relevance to either politics or guns, I still thought a few might find this of passing inter...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dforeman
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by dforeman

Magnetic Drill Bit Holder

This looks like a pretty good idea: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=98055 What I like...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Lapping-to-thickness alert device ?

I use a Lapmaster to lap titanium "pucks" flat from 0.4000" (machined height) to no less than 0.3970". The process whic...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dragonbreed
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by dragonbreed

Victorian Heavy Metal!

Poughkeepsie Rail Bridge over the Hudson River; http://thecompasspoint.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/walkway-over-the-hudson-...
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posted by c.holford
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by c.holford

Chronos digital readouts

Recently, I bought a 24" digital scale from Chronos, which I fitted to the Z axis of my machine. It looks very similar...
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posted by spam
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by spam

Woodruff keys

Howdy fellow metalbashers, I have a question about woodruff keys. My Bridgeport needs a new #3 Woodruff key (so says th...
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posted by spam
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by spam

Battery leakage cleanup

Greetings. I have a Nikon flash that had batteries left in it. It cleaned up very nicely except one piece that has rece...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by johndfarr62
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by johndfarr62

Rockwell planer, any comments on this beast 13x6

This is a Rockwell 13x6 planer. The motor is 3 HP Baldor single phase. When I bought it for $20, it was in parts. When...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus19678
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus19678

Squaring a chiock

Years ago when I worked in a shipyard we use to make chocks to align machinery. One surface was milled flat and te othe...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmauch
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmauch

Paint Strpper for aluminum?

Have a car rear window louver with baked on enamel. Started to sandblast, but I'll die of old age before it's finished....
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Alan Greenspan: Increase taxes

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/10/02/greenspan-deficit-means-tax-increase-must-be-considered/ The U.S. federal bud...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus30647
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus30647

Coating for bare steel wire?

Hi all, I want to build up a magnetic core using a few hundred feet of 0.023" diameter ER70-S6 MIG filler wire. To limi...
39 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Winston
39 comments posted 17yrs posted by Winston

Math question

How do I figure the area of a pool from the perimeter? It is a kidney shaped (exaggerated) pool. Steve
67 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
67 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart