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Drilling a heap of 25mm / 1" holes in sheet metal

I've got a job coming up to drill around 300 x 25mm diameter holes in some powder coated steel electrical enclosures. Th...
34 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hgjhg
34 comments posted 17yrs posted by hgjhg

Bronze etchings?

While cleaning my parents garage, i found some artwork that i remember seeing in their home in the 1950's.There are two...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by shareyourknowledge
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by shareyourknowledge

Ball Screws in Bridgeport mill?

I went to an auction recently and picked up a set of screws that turned out to be ball screws for a 9x42 Bridgeport. ht...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus25214
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus25214

Fence Spear Tips?

I used one inch galvanized water pipe to make a metal fence. I want to put spear tips on the tops but can't find any ma...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jolin
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jolin

Inner peace to you for the Holidays

Just walking out the door to go to Hawaii for a week or so. Have a Happy Season, whatever you observe. Be good till I c...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by toquerville
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by toquerville

Metric sizes

Hi, recently I was given a set of taps and dies of special kind. As there are: M 1,5 x 0,35 M 2 x 0,45 M2,5 x 0,45 M 3...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by j.roos12
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by j.roos12

DIY crow's foot wrench

Having just put a new thermocouple in a water heater and without my crow's feet[which would probably been too big for t...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pilgrim
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by pilgrim

Drill bit resharpening

Howdy folks. As I continue to install doubled steel "french" doors in a steel frame to close the hole I cut in the back...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by vtuck
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by vtuck

Severe deflation? What deflation?

So, everyone is talking about "deflation" now. Apparently, over the last two or three months, the CPI index has fallen...
74 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus17646
74 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus17646

Field Expedient Transfer Screw

Image and text file for this post are available in the dropbox under "TransferScrew.xxx": http://www.metalworking.com/d...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

Battery question

My grandkids have an electric atv. The battery is kaflooey, and I need to get another. It is a 12v. 8ah, and says cauti...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by toquerville
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by toquerville

forge question

I got a rivet forge. It has been painted over and used for a bird feeder, but is almost all there, including the squirr...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by toquerville
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by toquerville

Shovel ID

In a recent discussion, I was unsure of a shovel I had. I looked it up, and it is a poly scoop. A short handled shovel...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by toquerville
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by toquerville