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Making screws from soft metal

What would be my best bet for getting a relatively small quantity (current requirement is < 100 pieces) of machine scre...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by speffSNIP
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by speffSNIP

Time to secure

Our little town of 1900 has been the scene of some opportunistic thefts and robberies recently. Mostly stupid people le...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

discount forklift battery

The battery in my electric truck has died :( The dealer gets a bloody fortune. Anyone know of a "Batteries R Us" for hug...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

gallmeyer and livingston universal grinder

just finished helping my friend get this monster put back together - looks like you could grind about anything on it, f...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Anyone seen Michael Terral in a while?

Ive not see the old fart around in a couple weeks. Anyone know if he is ok or not? Or did his stack of donated computer...
39 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gunner
39 comments posted 17yrs posted by gunner

Iggy

Dammit, I need the address for the stock market winner so I can send my $5. It's somewhere here on my desk, but the law...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Google searching

I tried to search the newsgroup for the article someone posted from The New Yorker re: Huh?, a post written about speed...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

semi tractor

"The Kid" found a real good deal on a semi tractor. He wants me to go in half with him. I have a farm and he thinks I c...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

OT: See ya' next week

'Headed for that famous tourist hotspot, the Chicago suburbs. I'll be back 8/23. I'll have e-mail but no NG access. --...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by huntres23
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by huntres23

Milling a V-groove

What sort of end mill do I need to mill a series of V-grooves in the edge of a piece of steel? The steel is annealed D2...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by warnerf
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by warnerf

Drilling 304 stainless w/ crisco oil

Awl -- No foolin. My machinist friend has a job drilling boucou 5/32 holes in 1/8 304 stainless, w/ carbide drills, and...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

Metal related places to see in Denver area

Right now I and my older son are in the Denver area, we will be renting an RV today with my sister and will travel arou...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus9796
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus9796

Black Rock City

--Just curious... -Who's going? -Whatcha bringing? -Where are you campimg?
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by steamer
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by steamer

Space Shuttle Syndrome!

I've been out of the shop for quite a number of weeks now due to experimenting with drugs. (Kaiser's idea, not mine) An...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by knotbrush
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by knotbrush