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OT - Broken shear pins - snowplowing

says they've broken 40 shear pins in the big rotary plows this week, due to trees mixed in with the snow on Going-to-th...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by no
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by no

OFFER (as in FREE) in Grass Valley

I've got some parts for making up long stroke pneumatic or low pressure hydraulic cylinders. Two honed tubes 3.25 ID x...
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posted by janders1957
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by janders1957

FS: Projects in Metal/Machinists Workshop

Issues spanning 1992 to 2005, sold by year only at $3/issue. Listed at the bottom of my garage sale page: http://protot...
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posted by janders1957
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by janders1957

Breathing air from a compressor

Hi All I assume it's not safe to breathe air from an oil lubricated air compressor at sea level. But does anyone know i...
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posted by jdrew001
46 comments posted 17yrs posted by jdrew001

stress strain of roller chain

I'm trying to decide how large a roller chain I need... Does anyone know of a table that shows how much each size rolle...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

What makes a servo motor a servo motor?

Is a servo motor simply a DC motor with an encoder or tach? Or is there something about the motor itself that makes it a...
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posted by bobengelhardt
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Antique valve grinder

Check out this antique valve grinder on Craigslist. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/tls/1216674206.html.
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posted by engineman1
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by engineman1

Disc fusion How has it affected you? ON TOPIC

I need so information from anyone who has had a disc fused in their neck. I am facing that right now and I don't know w...
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posted by raweich
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by raweich

One for the Bearing Guru's

Anyone know whether a 35 or 36mm ID bearing can be purchased off the shelf from someone with an OD less than 46.5MM? I'...
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posted by autodrill
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by autodrill

Metal sculpture

http://www.leenks.com/gallery704.htmMovie stars in metal. Karl
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posted by kfvorwerk
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by kfvorwerk

Cole vise and drill anyone?

If interested, drop me a note outside the list - a friend has a very nice cole vise and cole drill that he wishes to di...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Choosing power for MIG welder

I have to weld few 1 11/16 pipe 1/8 thick wall, and I have access to 170 amp MIG welder. Can I use that one, or I need t...
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posted by killefitz
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by killefitz

What are these?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27683124@N07/3614881435/ and the next two pictures. I suspect they are knurling wheels of...
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posted by mkoblic
29 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

KwikSwitch fix?

I've got an old Hurco knee mill that has KwikSwitch 200 tooling. The tool shanks don't stay tight in the taper and the...
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posted by davenlm
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by davenlm

geometry problem

I have two angle irons 84" apart. I want to weld a steel sheet between them so that the steel bows down 2" in the center...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT