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Locking spindle on a 10" Logan Lathe?

Hi All, What is the correct way to lock up the spindle on a 10" Logan/Wards lathe so as to remove a chuck, or put one o...
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posted by koller
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by koller

More hydraulic questions-Long

The Honda tractor I want to add hydraulic cyliders to has two single acting cylinders. The manual says to not keep the...
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posted by etpm
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by etpm

Engine oil burning mystery

The engine is in a 1990s Honda H5013 tractor. This is a small tractor with a 13 HP air cooled engine. The tractor sat f...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by etpm
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by etpm

Hydraulics related question

but irritating problem with the actuator valve . Pull to split and it goes great , pull the handle back to retract and...
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posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by snag_one

Anybody have BobCad V17?

All- I use BobCad version 17 almost every day to draw and write programs for the lathe. It runs on an XP machine that i...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by etpm
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by etpm

Hydraulics help please

I have a 90 something Honda H5013 4wd tractor. It's a small tractor as tractors go but it is a real workhorse. Anyway,...
43 comments posted 8yrs
posted by etpm
43 comments posted 8yrs posted by etpm

OT: Funniest video I have ever seen

This is epic: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/world/asia/seal-octopus-slap-gopro.html Life lesson: Never cross a seal...
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posted by edhuntress2
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by edhuntress2

Using Power Tools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5lDGWA_lZY Best Regards Tom.
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posted by HB
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by HB

Tools to rebuild civilization

Hey Ed, this shows a Heavy 10 lathe like yours and mine on a WW2 Navy harbor repair ship. http://www.gutenberg.org/file...
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posted by muratlanne
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by muratlanne

What Did I Buy Today - So Far - NOTHING

I've been looking at metal cutting circular saws and blades. Not a circular saw with an abrasive blade (I've done that...
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posted by none
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

Remington Power [powder]Drive

I have a 30 year [plus] old Rem. powder driver. I went to use it and the charges seem to have lost their strength. Is th...
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posted by email
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by email

Induction heating question

I have a small run of parts that have a #3 Morse taper on one end. At the small end of the taper is a straight diameter...
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posted by etpm
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by etpm

Relamping the shop

electronic ballasts in my shop fluorescent lights . I've been limping along ... Today I received via the USPS a box con...
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posted by snag_one
32 comments posted 8yrs posted by snag_one

Re: Microsoft relents on Firefox and Chrome

>> >> >> >>> I fought >>> W10 repeatedly since its introduction. I was one of the very first >>> users..having gotten a...
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posted by winstonsmith
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by winstonsmith

Eating pet food for survival

Groups POST REPLY 1 of 99+ (99+) misc.survivalism ? Eating pet food for survival 1 post by 1 author me (walter snipped-...
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posted by walter_evening
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