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Care and feeding of KBC bench mill

Gentlemen, We have not yet managed to get the mill/drill through the door and into the back room. Things have become co...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by vtuck
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by vtuck

FS Case 580B Backhoe

I'm wanting to sell my Case 580B Diesel Backhoe. Runs good, doesn't burn oil, digs good. Located in Du Quoin, IL, about...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by regor
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by regor

Center gauge

I've got this Starrett center gauge no. C391. A very common item in toolboxes everywhere. So, can anyone explain the us...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pkangas
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by pkangas

need help welding 6063 extrusion

Hello, all, I got myself roped into a project making up frames for panels to protect stained glass windows when a churc...
22 comments posted 18yrs
posted by elson
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by elson

Difference between Aluminum 6061 and Aluminum 12

I am working on a project. The engineering drawing called for Aluminum 6061 but the factory told me that they only had...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by frankgic
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by frankgic

One oil for all engines

I just got a graco drum pump with an oil quart meter. Set the number of quarts you want. Put it in the fill hole and pu...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

DC motor speed control - anyone build one?

Hi Folks, I know a lot of you are across a few more subjects than metalworking, so.. Looking for a practical "I can bui...
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posted by vk3bfa
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by vk3bfa

Mechanical "cutting" of long hydrocarbon chains

I seem to remember a machine that actually "cut" motor oil into shorter HC chains to test motor oil longevity. Would it...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Buerste
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by Buerste

End mill sharpening

How do you guys sharpen your end mills? Tool & cutter grinder? Endmill fixture on a surface grinder? Dedicated endmill s...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

Threading Plate?

I picked up this tool a while back. http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr223/machinist60/PICT2082e.jpg I think it is a...
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posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.

How tight is a gear stuck on a shaft?

An aluminum tube with an inner diameter slightly smaller than a cordless drill motor gear outer diameter will be hammer...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jdoe
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by jdoe

OT- Tough Drain Snaking?

I've had a couple of problems with clogged drains and so far haven't done much good snaking. I bought a cheap hand cran...
20 comments posted 18yrs
posted by regor
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by regor

George McDuffee book recommendation

Ben Bernanke, Essays on the Great Depression. http://www.amazon.com/Essays-Great-Depression-Ben-Bernanke/dp/0691118205/...
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posted by ignoramus18712
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus18712

Best way to post drawings to Dropbox?

All, I want to post some drawings to the Dropbox to clarify some projects I've done that some folks here might find use...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by etpm
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by etpm

Re: Electric motor lubrication

On Oct 10, 7:54 pm, Christopher Tidy snipped-for-privacy@cantabgold.net wrote: > Grant Erw> > Christ> > >> Robert Sw> >...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by KB1DAL
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by KB1DAL