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WTD: Old Delta 1/2hp Motor

Looking for an old Delta 1/2hp 3450rpm motor. I believe the body is 6" in diameter. 3 phase ok...Cheap better! :-) Marty
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by escarcega
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by escarcega

Moving a bridgeport

Gentlemen, Early next week I will depart on a 580 mile odyssey to fetch home my new bridgeport mill. Thanks to Iggy (Th...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by vtuck
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by vtuck

Pipe dimension

I was looking up dimensions of steel pipe. I found a few tables with figures. Here is what puzzles me: Take a 3/4 pipe:...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mkoblic
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by mkoblic

PowerTwist Plus belts on Delta table saw

Slowly I am cleaning up my father's old Delta power saw. The V-belt it came with had to be 50 years old, and vibrated b...
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posted by joegwinn
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by joegwinn

New shop photos

--Ifyawanna have a look at my shop in a state of maximum disarray here's the link: http://www.gigapan.org/searchGigapan...
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posted by steamer
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by steamer

OT: Delta Queen

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/24/delta.queen/index.html
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posted by kfvorwerk
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by kfvorwerk

Transmission design

I have a vague memory of reading about rules that govern the design of pulley and belt transmission, specifically the o...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mkoblic
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by mkoblic

hard black plastic?

I need to make some new idler wheels for my wire EDM. The material is a very hard black plastic. Maybe the same stuff y...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
33 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Bare metal treatments

I want to do some projects involving leaving metal bare. But, I do want to heat it up to get some rainbow effects, as w...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by toquerville
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville

Soluble oil questions

I opened up the sump of the cold saw today and was quite amazed by the accumulation of sediment comprised of old coales...
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posted by ignoramus28420
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus28420

anyone need free WEDM work

I bought a Charmilles Andrew wire EDM about a year ago. After trying on/off for many days over the last year, I hired a...
27 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

what oil for blackening steel?

I remember reading some where(RCM?) that you can make a black surface finish on hot steel by applying oil. Anyone know...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by notme
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by notme

Why do I suck at welding?

I have a small 80E Clarke arc welder I use for making metal yard art. I'll admit I'm fairly new at it but I have put in...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rbell
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rbell

Surface grinders

What are they good for? I just don't get it although I've done my homework and have even consulted wikipedia, that ulti...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by vtuck
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by vtuck