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3/16" rod aluminum

I have a piece of 3/16" rod aluminum,what is the closest size threading die I can use. Is 10-32 allright?
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by LeonNick
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by LeonNick

good deal tooling package

Just hit my email inbasket. For those of use with a lathe with a faceplate but without a collet closer, a collet vise c...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by gmcduffee

delta drill press table

Is there a replacement table for the 17-925 production style drill press table? I'd like to replace it with a round tabl...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spgdxl
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by spgdxl

Charles

Hey fellers, I got a 16mm 3jaw chuck-bought it real cheap--now I know why as you tighten the chuck with key it gets fai...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wassbiplane
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by wassbiplane

A rhetorical question

I have a casual acquaintance who I respect for one of his areas of expertice. Besides that knowlege, he claims to have...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

pump design help

My apple water bin dump uses a .5 horse 3 phase 220 VAC motor attached by pulleys and belt to an outboard motor prop in...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

How good is this shea/brake

Harbor Freight shear/brake http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90757 Anybody have any expe...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by flash60601
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by flash60601

laser layout optimumization

I just got off the phone with "the kid". He's moved jobs again. he's now programmer - engineer - lead for the laser and...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Can bearings be directional?

I called an internet supplier about a riding mower bearing - long story. When I gave him the existing part number it in...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dgriff23
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dgriff23

wishbone drill bit sharpener

I came across this thread: http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693 Post #4 has a pic of a wishbone drill bit sha...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

The deal of a lifetime!! GLOAT!!!

A friend of my Dad's is moving after retiring and used to be a Mopar buff... He is moving to a retirement community and...
30 comments posted 18yrs
posted by FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net
30 comments posted 18yrs posted by FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net

Welding is very dangerous

Especially when a hot piece of metal goes down your pants and lands right on your dick. Yes, this happened, and it was e...
60 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hgr586t99
60 comments posted 18yrs posted by hgr586t99

Group question

On my barbecue, it came with several plastic fasteners. They look like a bolt, but with the shaft made up of a split ar...
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posted by toquerville
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville

Dore-Westbury Vertical Milling Machine Help

I have recently bought a second hand Adcock & Shipley Model No OC horizontal milling machine, which has been fited with...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by greg.owen
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by greg.owen