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small forklift

Hello to all, I'm looking for a small forklift with 100 kg lifting and 2,5 meter of raising. It seems fair the www.benem...
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posted by info
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by info

Bending flat bar

Hi all. I'm a complete beginner at metalworking, and I'm looking for advice on bending flat bar by hand. I found this b...
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posted by bruces1
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by bruces1

metal spinning

Have any of you gotten into metal spinning? How tough is it to figure out?
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posted by waldhorn
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by waldhorn

PING - Gunner

Gunner, check out this link www.highdesertauction.com/products.htm There is an auction on Friday and Saturday, with the...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by n427c
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by n427c

Can you ID these lathe tools?

Can you ID these lathe tools? I found them in a large box of various lathe cutting tools. These are some of a dozen or...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spam
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by spam

Wanted-lap steel bridge

Looking for fixed, non-compensating 6-string lap steel bridge. Or bridge/tailpiece assy. String width preferred: 2.20"...
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posted by brooklynsual_at_yahoo_dot_in
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by brooklynsual_at_yahoo_dot_in

cast iron stove grate

In an old Bearcat potbelly stove . It's broke , and I'm pretty sure brazing isn't the answer at the temps down there ....
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by snagone
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by snagone

Tecumseh starter/engine update

Hey, I got it working last night by just lubig up the shaft. I have one question though. How close is "good enough" whe...
53 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
53 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Dessicants

I'm getting ready to move into my container, and also to move another one or two in and start forming my compound. The...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by toquerville
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by toquerville

Turning speeds re-visited

I have been looking around at lathes of various sizes and noticed an interesting pattern: 1) The newest mini lathes (us...
49 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mkoblic
49 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

Update: Octagonal bar stock

A couple folks asked me to update my progress on this topic. I was looking for octagonal aluminum stock to make tension...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by janders1957
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by janders1957

0-80 threaded spacers

Is anyone on the group interested in making some 0-80 threaded aluminum spacers for me? Probably in the 1/4-1/2 inch lo...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notme
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by notme

OT: killed my computer

I really did it now. My computer was getting REAL REAL SLOOOOOOW. So, I thought I'd re-install the OS and start over. A...
65 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
65 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

OT Buying Good Used Car

In my plan to get out of consumer debt, I was hoping to drive my car another 3 years and 60K miles with little trouble....
48 comments posted 17yrs
posted by regor
48 comments posted 17yrs posted by regor