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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...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by davelf11
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by davelf11

Miller Blue Fire 180

A friend has the subject unit. He thinks that the circuit board has some failed componets. The board has conformal coat...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by davelf11
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by davelf11

OT: EBAY pooches it again

Y'now, a lot of times the items in auctions are poorly photographed, and I often need to download the image of them to...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Using Excel to Generate Repettive blocks of G-Code

="N"&F1&" G01 X"&B1&" Y"&C1&" Z"&D1&" F"&E1 Columns (example) A ="N"&F1&" G01 X"&B1&" Y"&C1&" Z"&D1&" F"&E1 (Creates li...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Sotellme
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by Sotellme

Aligning tailstock - should I shim the head?

I purchased a Grizzley 13 x 40 lathe at auction for cheap. The tailstock is about 0.005" higher than the headstock. I h...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tdking
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by tdking

JT1 chuck becomes loose all the time - any remedy?

Hi all, hope someone can share some insights on a possible remedy for the subject matter. I have this MicroLux Variable...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by info_at_air-space_dot_us
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by info_at_air-space_dot_us

131% in last 10 years

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/15/MNO819NGQN.DTL "Health premiums up 131% in last 10 years" [...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

Saw a Kennedy today

Was helping FIL, who has come to live with us, unload his trailers full of tools. In it, a Kennedy toolbox, olive drab...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Carvin' up the road

This question seems to have been lost in the flood. Several states, incl WY, are having the diamond cutting machines cu...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by vrgolf
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by vrgolf

iron worker

Ad in the paper: 50 ton iron worker mechanical $1700 OBO Steal? Pass? I did some surfing, don't know didly squat about...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Forming ("chasing") internal threads?

Snap-On makes this internal thread chasing tool: It comes with what seems to be a selection of tips in different t.p.i....
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notme
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by notme

Cell phone tower equipment?

Any idea what might be here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110432769572 It will be a couple of week...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus11401
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus11401

motor capacator

I'm helping my cousin repair a 1 HP Wayne lawnsprinkler booster pump. It has a blown starting capacator and he cannot l...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by engineman1
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by engineman1

#OT# double dip recession?

Despite the multi-trillion dollar taxpayer bailouts and rescues of the major financial institutions, the US credit crun...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmcduffee
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

OT: Next step in primitive-weapon hunting

We saw a flurry of interest in classic single-shot rifles a couple of decades ago, and muzzleloaders have re-establishe...
31 comments posted 17yrs
posted by huntres23
31 comments posted 17yrs posted by huntres23