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Portable Line Boring

I'm seeking thoughts, insight, tips or tricks relating to portable line boring. I have a backhoe, and when it was built...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by LawrenceSMITH
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by LawrenceSMITH

Fn-Fal Blueprints request?

http://www.ajarmsbooksellers.com/cgi-bin/ajarms/12487 http://www.gunco.net/forums/f210/80-fn-fal-receiver-27946/ http:/...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gunner
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by gunner

Gear Compatibility

What "parameter" describes whether two unknown gears from the surplus bucket will work together? Is there a number that...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by chrish57
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by chrish57

Flood coolant?

What do y'all use for flood coolant? I've been using TriCool but have a problem with evaporation. Is there something th...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmasterman
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmasterman

OT: Gurgling tap

No real metal content other than pipes and stuff. Laundry tub faucet hisses and gurgles when "off" but no water comes o...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by speffSNIP
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by speffSNIP

Exhaust gasket goo

My 8N ford tractor has a loud clatter... I found the cause, the exhaust gasket has blown out in a small spot. The metal...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

rust in gas tank

My 8N tractor has had rust flakes from inside the gas tank plug the fuel flow several times over the years. The machine...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

I love to see people enjoy their money

Today, whilst on my ranch with two hired hands digging a ditch, a sleek Bell Helicopter came in for a landing nearby. I...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Who knows?

I don't have a clue why, but just a short time ago, I was lying in my hot bath contemplating time spent on drilling rig...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Solder stainless?

I want to solder a brass plumbing fitting to a stainless steel basin. Possible? What is the proper solder & flux to use?...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Hardinge HC problem

I brought that Hardinge HC home (the one that I advertised here) and while it seems mostly complete, I seem to have a p...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus7092
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus7092

Ford 8N tractor valve adjusting

My 8N has a serious clatter. I hope its just valve clearance. I got the specs. and I see a panel behind the manifolds t...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT