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does anything except leBlond use 5 tpi?

I spend waaay to long cleaning up a 8 inch 4-jaw chuck that had been in a fire - looked like it was all set for my lath...
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posted by nobody
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Retaining nuts on diamond grinders

Would anyone know what is the thread for retaining nuts for a Delta/Rockwell diamond wheel grinder? need to know asap, s...
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posted by ignoramus4532
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus4532

Maximum thickness for slip roll

When a slip roll such as this one: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=36698is spec'ed as...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Windows resources

Step 1 on the new plasma table is a control computer. I'm making the third PC control up from parts. The three computer...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

More Names 2009 photos

Things I found interesting at the show. Enjoy. http://www.garage-machinist.com/names2009/index.html Wes
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posted by clutch
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by clutch

metal bandsaw won't cut straight

Hi guys. Got a 4"X6" Tiwanese bandsaw. It cut fine when I got it a couple of years ago, but I must have messed somethin...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kellytjones
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by kellytjones

NAMES 2009 Photos

After some starts and stops the photos and video clips from NAMES 2009 are posted. http://neme-s.org/NAMES_2009_2/names...
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posted by errol.groff
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by errol.groff

Welding stainless to mild steel

I have a child bicycle seat made so that a child can ride in a bike behind an adult. This seat has two legs made of ste...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus2756
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus2756

Top ten gorilla welds I've seen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/ Was out doing a property inspection today, and saw this. At first, I thoug...
50 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
50 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Plasma table water bed

I went and got my new toy today, a 10'x10' plasma table. The company was doing a severe downsize and moving to a smalle...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Rear view mirror

One of the mirrors on my scooter sags while I am riding, so I have to keep pushing it back up. It's the usual sheet met...
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posted by leo.lichtman
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by leo.lichtman

Sealant for NPT on hydraulic brake line?

Just drilled and tapped 1/8-27 NPT for a replacement brake-bleeder assy on a old Honda brake cylinder. Housing is a sor...
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posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Is what the machine shop told me true?

I was going to take a set of heads to be checked for leaks awhile back. I asked the guy on the phone if it would be eas...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert