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Living on the edge

Too late I discovered that both my big chucks are just a bit too small to handle the current batch of dial faces. Thus...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mkoblic
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

Cutting aluminum plate

we just acquired a PILE of 1" to 3" aluminum plate drops from a local manufacturer. What we really need is a selection...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamless
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamless

Thin kerf hole saw?

I want to cut round clean-out doors in my birdhouses and wish there was a hole saw with a very thin kerf, like a metal...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bogus
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by bogus

Citgo Slide Rite Oil 68/ Citgo Table Way Oil

Have you ever heard of "Citgo Table Way Oil" I am to be getting some but I can't find any information on it. The price...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ant30dio
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by ant30dio

T&C grinder manual

Does anyone have a good howto on how to run a manual T&C grinder? I'm looking at one, but it's overwhelming to try to f...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cyberzl1
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by cyberzl1

motor controller question

I've managed to blow up a small DC motor and controller board. Yeah! I know. But brain wasn't in gear...!! :-( The moto...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by doc
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by doc

Hefty actuators or fast travel hydraulics

I'm cutting the hitch to my ATV trailer to make a pivot point to make it dump. I need something that will raise it up a...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Is this right torque seuence?

My Haynes manual shows a picture of a head gasket and points to the bolt holes in the gasket with numbers for the torqu...
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posted by dgilbert
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Vee Fixtures: angle of V?

Awl -- For holding rounds, in particular multiple V's in soft 30" jaws, for holding rounds in Z. The rounds will be any...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

HSS for Shaper Use

What in your experience the specific type of HSS that works best for shaper use ( resistance to chipping, interrupted c...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by americansun
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by americansun

Very interesting compressor

I saw this compressor today and witnessed it run. It must have been made in 1940's, has a huge 75 HP motor and is quiet...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus28528
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus28528

a better incandescent light bulb

Metal content Tungsten. http://www.pddnet.com/news-regular-light-bulbs-turned-into-power_sippers-060209/ Thank You, Rand...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rbraun333
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by rbraun333

Lathe carbide toolholder with spacer?

I went to a school machinery auction a couple of months ago. I purchased a small qty of Kenametal tool holders and each...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aribert
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by aribert

pouring lead

Is there any tricks to stop lead from sticking to my laddle when pouring lead? I keep the laddle in the hot lead.
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by markhabbi
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by markhabbi