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"Drilling" plexiglas

We had a job recently to install plexiglas shields over a forged steel gate/railing to keep people from reaching throug...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

re-arching leaf springs

I have a couple of cars that need to have their leaf springs re- arched. One web site mentioned that the process that t...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aribert
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by aribert

Shaft coupling question

I'm building a small gearbox driven by a high performance RC motor. The Motor has a shaft diameter of 8mm. (0.314) I'll...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pbreed
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by pbreed

OT Next time they talk about deadbeat dads

Man jailed for not supporting kids that aren't his. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28080381/ Cracking down on deadbeat dad...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by regor
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by regor

Need help in identifing mill/drill

I have an old (1978) mill/drill which was inported into Australia from Taiwan by McMillians under their own name. They...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tomiller
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by tomiller

Comments on the reliability of Newall DROs

I've got a Newall Topaz Lathe DRO unit with a spherosyn and a microsyn sensor, both ball in tube the microsyn being a s...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by djb
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by djb

Best small lathe Grizzly or HF

Looking for best bang for the buck for a small lathe
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by assemblywizard1
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by assemblywizard1

When did HSM start?

When did Home Shop Machinist begin? Pete Stanaitis ---------------
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

Lathe Boring Bar Holder Plan?

Okay, I give up! 20 or 30 years ago I built a boring bar holder for my Atlas Lathe from plans that I thought had been a...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spaco
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by spaco

OT fuel system anti-freeze

So I'm doing my regular winter maintenance on the rolling stock. Check anti-freeze, get the cold weather windshield was...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by billmarrs
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by billmarrs

$73 an Hour

$73 an Hour That figure =97 repeated on television and in newspapers as the average pay of a Big Three autoworker =97 h...
54 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mwron
54 comments posted 17yrs posted by mwron

OT The Autobahn

Sounds like BottleBob's dream Some people from the factory where I work were sent to Germany for a business trip. They...
26 comments posted 17yrs
posted by regor
26 comments posted 17yrs posted by regor

Vibration analysis

I've spent part of two days with a gent from a spindle supplier that is helping us correct vibration issues with our te...
43 comments posted 17yrs
posted by clutch
43 comments posted 17yrs posted by clutch

Industrial Metalworking stuff for sale

If anyone has interest - "Overhead 3 Ton Crane" http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/bfs/953648760.html (business/ commercia...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by yggsson
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by yggsson