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#OT# "Free" Asia->Europe/America ocean freight

You say you have cut your prices below your costs and are still being underbid???? Another business article from the UK...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

OT - Buying a Spotting Scope

So I went to the range on Sunday to sight in my new rifle. I found that without a spotting scope, I would have to wait...
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posted by jstewart
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by jstewart

More Enco free shipping codes

I just got this email --------- Get Free UPS Shipping* on your Enco order of $50 or more. Just place your order at use-...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

Spring catalog

A few weeks back there was a thread about springs. I don't remember all the details, but this showed up in my inbox and...
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posted by gmcduffee
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

Lathe Accy Grind Polish GBI Superfinisher

Maybe someone here in RCM has seen or used this lathe accessory. I saw one of these a while ago on eBay, and was unable...
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posted by wb_wildbill
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by wb_wildbill

Update on welding with implanted defibrillator

Summary: not lookin' promising. I've had contact with some good people: a senior fellow engineer at a major ICD mfr, a...
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posted by dforeman
51 comments posted 17yrs posted by dforeman

Fly cutter or indexing mill?

I have been studying several sources dealing with milling surface finish using a mini-mill. There is a school of though...
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posted by mkoblic
35 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

Interesting lathe paint job

ebay item 170292873919 http://tinyurl.com/8522l2 Some nice touches are paint on feed screws, chuck, toolholder T slot, s...
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posted by ignoramus12379
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus12379

More calliope photos

--Thanks to improved weather I've been busy on the calliope. Here's a link to a few more photos: http://www.nmpproducts....
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posted by steamer
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by steamer

Utility District believes in perpetual motion

Water district pumps water from a lake 75 miles south to a local lake 405 feet higher. They propose to build a hydro ge...
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posted by aasberry
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by aasberry

QC30 holders

I've got a fair selection (about twenty) QC-30 holders with my 'new' BP Series-1, but I'm interested in sourcing more i...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Hardinge bed - HLVH or chucker?

Does anyone know if this Hardinge dovetail bed fits an HLVH/TFB, or a chucker, or something else? The HLVH parts manual...
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posted by news
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by news

Blacksmith Wedding i Edinburgh

Hi.... sorry to get in your way. But I am looking for a blacksmith in or near Edinburgh, who would do a un formal weddi...
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posted by hf
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by hf

fa - old hydraulic test panel

here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300286432875 - very cool looking thing, though the p...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

I get to buy new tools!

Now is sure the time to stock-up on all the odds and ends stuff in various categories of tools! The Home Despots and Lo...
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posted by Buerste
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by Buerste