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Ref: Hurco Servos

Are the amps manufactured by Westamp? Dave B
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posted by debco99
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by debco99

Anyone know Chevalier Presses?

I have an opportunity to buy a Chevalier press, but no pix are available; I want to save the 200-mile round-trip just t...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Strands drill press

I am looking for information on a Strands MPB-54 drill press. I recently found one in the basement of my fathers house...
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posted by mattbarra
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by mattbarra

10EE Spindle taper

For those of you who may care, the spindle taper of the Clausing 10EE is a number 12 Jarno taper. I discovered this try...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stevenospam
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by stevenospam

Sanford & Sons Junk Yard

Actually, Sponenburgh & Sons. Recently, a friend traded a "good, but slightly worn" Bogen 3300 tripod with an Italian p...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Varying hardness in combination wrenches

Recently I decided to get a couple of combination wrenches the right sizes for the nose piece on two of my TapMatic hea...
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posted by dnichols
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by dnichols

208 3PH question

When figuring watts or VA on a three phase circuit, do you triple the amps measured on one leg? Thanks.
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posted by notme
50 comments posted 17yrs posted by notme

OT: Air Hog helo's

I bought my adopta nephews an air hog helo for each of them. Darn, blew it on channel assignments, they can only fly on...
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posted by clutch
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by clutch

Casting White gold question

Greetings Casters, I have used the lost wax process to cast silver and yellow gold but never white gold. Now my wife wo...
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posted by etpm
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by etpm

BBQ smoker to rent?

Awhile back Ernie L. was contemplating making a smoker from a 500 gal tank to possibly rent. Actually, a good idea, I k...
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posted by matthew31
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by matthew31

Welding on rail road spikes

I am just a weekend welder and I can not seem to make my welds stick to these spikes. I have a low end stick welder uni...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by redalphaone
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by redalphaone

Heating Elements for the soil

I'm building a 4 x 8 foot greenhouse planter and would like to embed an electrical heating system, some kind of grid/me...
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posted by americansun
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by americansun

Encoder output signal question

I've seem to be having an encoder issue with an old Hurco KMB1 mill. I've had to replace the original 5 wire 200 line B...
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posted by msmith5242
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by msmith5242

HF Long Nosed Die Grinder

I got one for Christmas and the metal part at the front gets hot awfully fast just running it at idle without even stre...
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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET