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Gear making (was Calling All Machinists)

> Really interesting essay by Jay Leno, of all people, on why the > country needs skilled machinists. > > http://jjjtra...
31 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus16724
31 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus16724

NAMES horizontal finger engine

Does SKS have the plans for the NAMES horizontal finger engine that they could email me? I'd be very appreciative. Mike...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mcgray
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mcgray

How to choose a machine oil for the lathe headstock?

Someone told me that any machine oil will do as long as there is no detergent. Can't use motor oil. Can't use way oil....
38 comments posted 17yrs
posted by clarkmagnuson
38 comments posted 17yrs posted by clarkmagnuson

OT cell phone antenna struck by lightning

not necessarily metalworking related. here in my small town they put up some cell antennas about 2 or 3 years ago. we h...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wwixon
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by wwixon

OT-Cap and Trade Bill passes 219-212

Anyone have a set of wood burning stove plans handy ? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_go_co/us_climate_bill Be...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by azotic
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by azotic

Home Shop Machinists

Any home shop machinists in or near Boca Raton?
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by fbruce727
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by fbruce727

Truing up chuck jaws

I just got a 3-jaw chuck fo my Taig lathe. It comes with two Tommy (?) bars, a hex key, a washer and a set of instructi...
59 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mkoblic
59 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

Motor temperature rise of class F insulation

Due to having found a 7.5 HP single phase motor, I swapped the three phase motor on my compressor for a single phase Ma...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus21117
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus21117

Dribble Cooling on a lathe

The pieces finally came together, and I have the complete Dribble Cooling setup on the Clausing 5914 lathe. Basically,...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by joegwinn
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by joegwinn

Gear Ratio Approximations

The following link was posted on another newsgroup and I though it would be of interest to the folks here. It can be us...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by regor
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by regor

E85 for shop solvent?

My local gas station now has E85 for about $2.50/gal. Seems like it might make a pretty good shop solvent.
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jstewart
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by jstewart

Mystery Bridgeport part

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Bridgeport-Part.jpg Would anyone know what it is? thanks i
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus21117
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus21117

The magician and the parrot

A magician worked on a cruise ship. The audience was different each week, so the magician did the same tricks over and...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by syoung
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by syoung