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0-80 Tap source in Canada?

Anyone have a reliable source for 0-80 UNF tap tooling in Canada? Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by autodrill
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by autodrill

FA - Home Shop Machinist Magazines - 8 Years of them

September 2000 through December 2008, all issues in excellent condition. See my ad on ebay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jwisniadumpthis
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by jwisniadumpthis

OT:SweeTango

Karl, Heard you on MPR this morning. I have to agree that the restrictive release that the U has done with this is pret...
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posted by cyberzl1
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by cyberzl1

OT: Economic uptick?

I'm running enough overtime that I have to hire some more people. A number of my customers have run their inventory lev...
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posted by buerste
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Chucks for 2 1/4 - 10 spindle?

This is for my dividing head (LW Chuck Co). It has a spindle that has a 2 1/4" - 10 thread for mounting chucks. It pres...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus16571
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus16571

Metalcrunching: '59 Chevy meets '09 Malibu

If you wish you had an old Chebby for an everyday driver, you might want to look at this first. This is metalworking of...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by huntres23
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by huntres23

OT: Spreadsheet formula question (openoffice)

I'm coming up blank tonight. I have a table of values that I want to calculate various statistics on ranges of values....
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posted by clutch
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by clutch

PING: Robert Dee

--Found him via lengthy web search for a specific type of tachometer, but his website is a little crude and contact/pay...
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posted by steamer
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by steamer

OT: freezin' 'mators

We grow a lot of a total right wing crop - red through and through - tomatoes. My better half normally cans 100 quarts....
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Actualy ON TOPIC - Shattered Screwdriver bit!

A few weeks ago, while trying to remove a stainless steel machine screw (1/4") from a cast aluminum boat cleat, I actua...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cavelamb
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by cavelamb

Welding Torch is allways NEGATIVE

Lets start a big arguement ..... WHY ?? WHY weld negative ? Cause ya can't get the torch hotter than the work . Even in...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kc7cc
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by kc7cc

Tempering 6061? (was: Welding 6061 weakens it?)

Some in these groups have opine'd that welding 6061-T6 would make it lose its treatment and result in T1. Aging at room...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by invalid
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

kill File the broken record !!

Top posted for the convenience of not having to read this trolling dweeb's drivel below: You're a broken record. Buzz o...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kc7cc
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by kc7cc

Miller Blue Fire 180 Problem

A friend has the subject unit. He thinks that the circuit board has some failed componets. The board has conformal coat...
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posted by davelf11
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by davelf11