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OT - shrink fit piston wrist pin - connecting rod

I need to reinstall a new piston on an existing rod. The wrist pin is a shrink fit in the rod end. I pressed the wrist...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aribert
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by aribert

pyro project w/metal content

I just built a load cell test stand for characterizing our gerbs. There's a .pdf with photos and schematics at www.pyro...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

BPT BOSS 5 opinions

Looking for opinions on the BOSS 5 machine. Electronics are fairly irrelevant, as they have been trashed already. The c...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cyberzl1
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by cyberzl1

Looking for a sort of 3-d cad program

I'm looking to build a form from which to make GRP shapes. I think the way I'll go is to build a male from sheets of fo...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Drawing program CAD

In the past week or so, somebody mentioned a drawing program he was using, and I cannot find it again, and, believe me,...
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posted by flash60601
83 comments posted 18yrs posted by flash60601

Electric motor lubrication

I have an old (1947±) LeBlonde Regal lathe. The huge motor (G.E. probably only 2 hp) has grease fittings on each end (m...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ivan
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by ivan

TIG - types of HF start

I"m considering watching for a TIG welder and note that there are different types of high frequency starting. It looks...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

3 TPI Acme thread

A friend at work has a wine press which needs some help. The internal threads of a piece that moves up and down on an a...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wayne1NOSPAM
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by wayne1NOSPAM

mig stainless

For miging 304 stainless would 100% argon or 100% CO2 be better. The CO2 welds much nicer, deeper pen. but is there som...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by markhabbi
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by markhabbi